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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by keithpeter on Sunday October 27, 2013 @10:29AM (#6622026)
Perhaps your sample of younger people are just short of time and have the applications they want working in the way they want?

In defence of 'younger people' generally I hand my X60 Thinkpad running Debian Wheezy with the default Gnome 3 desktop around sometimes in class. It does not take them long to work out how to access Firefox and a maths video on YouTube after suggesting they press the windows key. They generally find the trackpoint harder to deal with than the actual interface so I take a USB mouse in with me.

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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by girvo on Sunday October 27, 2013 @07:16PM (#6624111)
My grandfather just concluded a NZD$40mm business deal while I was in NZ visiting him. If anyone's short of time, it's him! :)
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