[wplug] Re: Linux geeks

Bill Moran wmoran at potentialtech.com
Sat Jan 24 08:41:41 EST 2004


Vance Kochenderfer wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Beth Lynn wrote:
> 
>> You will surely see people like this find Linux since they're
>> sick of all that is Microsoft, but my mother isn't ready, yet.
> 
> 
> Not to brag, but my mother has been using Linux for about three
> years now.  She doesn't even really know it; all she cares about
> is using e-mail, word processing, and solitaire.  The grandkids
> don't seem to mind, either - it took them about five seconds to
> find Frozen Bubble.  None of them have any discernable opinion
> on Microsoft.  :)
> 
> Those who are used to dealing with Windows and Windows-only
> applications will find it harder to adjust, but it may not be as
> difficult as it seems.

Well ... just to add fuel to the flame war, my mother's computer
has dual-booted Windows/FreeBSD for about two years now, and when
I see her using it, 9 times out of 10, it's the KDE desktop that
I see.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com




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