Re:Windows for Linux Nerds
by mod on Thursday September 14, 2017 @01:28AM
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My father is 74 and he uses ubuntu. I installed it for him and he doesn't know the difference, really.
Most people are just using browsers and I don't know, maybe a spreadsheet once in a while? Primarily browsers. My dad casts videos to his chromecast and reads a few forums, checks his email.
Ubuntu just works for "normal" users. I installed it because I have to help him far, far less than I did when he had windows.
Re:Windows for Linux Nerds
by rbanffy on Thursday September 14, 2017 @05:07AM
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Same with my 81 year-old mom. She has been using Ubuntu for the past 10 years. She even updates it herself (after asking me what she needed to do once).
Most people are just using browsers and I don't know, maybe a spreadsheet once in a while? Primarily browsers. My dad casts videos to his chromecast and reads a few forums, checks his email.
Ubuntu just works for "normal" users. I installed it because I have to help him far, far less than I did when he had windows.