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Because a lay person is basically completely unwilling to use Linux? If I tried to set my mom up on Ubuntu she’d just go buy a new computer and not tell me. It
by wincy 9y ago
Because a lay person is basically completely unwilling to use Linux? If I tried to set my mom up on Ubuntu she’d just go buy a new computer and not tell me.
It’s really easy to get all sanctimonious about free software, but 99% of the population doesn’t even know what Linux is.
- philipkglass 9y agoA lot of ordinary users do everything through a browser now and never install additional desktop applications. Those people are pretty easy to transition off of Windows. I did it for my wife with Ubuntu 5 years ago and for my mom with a Chromebook this past Christmas. Show them how to start the browser and they don't care about the OS.