Windows 3.1 was not any easier to learn when moving from MS-DOS than when moving from Windows to Linux. I had a hard time moving from command line to GUI. I had just a hard time moving back to limited GUI use when moving to Linux. As an aside, I am trying out Ximian GNOME (on RH 7.2) and it looks nice. Between RedCarpet and up2date it should make life easy for newbies. I would hope that one day all third world countries have Operating System Institutes funded by taxes and run by Universities and Non-profit foundations. Prefferably these institutes would create Linux distros and kernel modifications that are necessary for that country. <tongue-in-cheek />The Palestinian Operating System Institute (POSI) would run POSIX, the POSI Exchange, sort of a national Sourceforge....... I guess this doesn't really concern most people, but it does address the question of why convert people to Windows. Why one asks? Because it is better. Oh, another thing. My little brother 16 and 13 with only windows experience automatically took to linux. So when I go home this summer I'll install RedHat 7.2 so that they can play their favorite game again. (Tux Racer) -- Samir M. Nassar RedConcepts.NET