Posted by Ben C on 07/12/07 15:17

On 2007-07-12, Chaddy2222 <spamlovermailbox-sicurity@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> Travis Newbury wrote:
>> On Jul 12, 8:40 am, SpaceGirl <nothespacegirls...@subhuman.net> wrote:
>> > > You could have installed GNU/Linux in a couple of hours or less.
>> > Have you even the slightest clue of how kids actually use machines? A
>> > linux machine would be pretty much the least ideal platform, given the
>> > lack of proper flash, games etc. I think the very first time she
>> > realises she can no longer use her bebo or myspace or youtube pages
>> > she'd be back on Windows.
>>
>> Ahhhh reality. Good to see that someone else understands that "best
>> way" and "right way" are not the same. So your daugher will not use
>> it because it can not do the kinds of things she wants a computer to
>> do. My parents won't use it because it is way to hard and don't want
>> to deal with something new. and most businesses won't use it because
>> the business world runs on windows.
>>
>> Is windows the best way? Nope. Is it the right way? Yep
>>
>> *Disclaimer: Nothing is best or right 100% of the time
> This is all very true, getting a Mac would have been a better
> suggestion, as they can run most Windows applications, such as Flash
> and others.

Just to squash a couple of rumours right here, Flash runs perfectly well
on Linux (but is also fortunately quite easy to disable) and so do
websites like MySpace and YouTube.

You install it by putting a CD in the drive and clicking on a few
buttons labelled things like "Yes" and off you go. Just as easy to use
as Windows, but you get a lot more software with the default
installation.

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