Tech, G.P.: Linux experiment is going my way
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| I set the computer up to use our network printers and fileserver, so she
| wouldn't lose access to them. I also copied her e-mail from the Windows
| computer to the Linux machine. Luckily, she uses Thunderbird for e-mail,
| which runs on both Windows and Linux, so that wasn't hard.
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| Now it was ready. I sat her down and showed her how it worked, which took all
| of about 15 minutes.
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| She tried it on her own, with a little coaching, and found it seemed she
| could do what she wanted to. She'd give it a try and see what happened.
|
| [..]
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| ``How are you doing using the Linux computer?" I asked one evening. ``Have
| you been using it?''
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| ``Yeah, every day," she answered. "I guess it's OK. If I have any questions,
| I'll just ask you."
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| So that's my story and I'm sticking to it. She seems to have adjusted to it
| surprisingly well, and easily.
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http://www.thedailystar.com/lifestyles/local_story_040041538.html
Nice & simple. No muss, no fuss.
Related:
Linux Truths, Half-Truths, and Myths
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| When people find out I run Linux on my computer instead of Windows
| or even Mac OS X they sometimes have funny ideas about what it must
| be like. Some of it is historical; Linux used to be quite difficult
| to administer in its younger days. Some of it is misinformation,
| or no information at all. I hope to dispell some of the
| misconceptions.
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/05/161203.php
Linux Myth Busting
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| Myth nr1. LINUX IS HARD TO INSTALL
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| Myth nr2, LINUX HAS NO GOOD APPLICATIONS
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| Myth nr3, I CAN'T PLAY GAMES UNDER LINUX
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| Myth nr4, HARDWARE SUPPORT IS AWFULL UNDER LINUX
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| Myth nr5, SECURITY UNDER LINUX IS STUPID I NEED TO BE ADMINISTRATOR
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| Myth nr6, UPDATING LINUX IS HARD TO DO
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| Myth nr7, WHY MUST I COMPILE A KERNEL FOR NEW HARDWARE????!!!!
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http://www.cyberwalker.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/2514/
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