Sorin Srbu wrote:
My mother runs CentOS on her computer at home. My wife does it on a portable she lugs around on meetings. Why shouldn't CentOS be suitable
for
"home" users? CentOS's maintenance cycle alone got me all sweaty and hot the first time I heard of it. ;-)
Yes, it's a very big plus. I'm comfortable using Fedora on my desktop, and
I
use CentOS on my server, so with CentOS set to update regularly her maintenance needs should be minimal, which suits both of us very well ;-)
Guessed as much. 8-)
This is slightly OT, but does Fedora still have those six-months (or thereabouts) cycles they had before?
Yes - and for those suggesting ubuntu as better for a non-technical user I think the real question is whether the user will do any of their own changes (like adding new programs) and updates. If they do, ubuntu is probably a good choice. If they will ask you to do it for them, then it would be the system that you are most comfortable with maintaining.