I think that maybe Tcl/Tk would be a good place to start as it would allow them rapid development of gui programs in a language that is platform independant.
Granted that the interface is a little more confusing and the OS is harder to configure for first time users, but I think that the vast majority of ppl who will buy the system will buy it because the already know and love a "Free UNIX flavor" OS. I strongly doubt that many if any first time buyers/users will purchase the Dell with Linux over the Dell with Windows even if they were told that it would make the system faster and more stable...the learning curve required may just be a little steep.
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I think that maybe Tcl/Tk would be a good place to start as it would allow them rapid development of gui programs in a language that is platform independant.
Granted that the interface is a little more confusing and the OS is harder to configure for first time users, but I think that the vast majority of ppl who will buy the system will buy it because the already know and love a "Free UNIX flavor" OS. I strongly doubt that many if any first time buyers/users will purchase the Dell with Linux over the Dell with Windows even if they were told that it would make the system faster and more stable...the learning curve required may just be a little steep.