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:How-To: Switch Your Grandma to Linux
How-To: Switch Your Grandma to Linux
Sep 12, 2007, 04 :30 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5831 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

[ Thanks to Matt D. for this link. ]

"I've said it before, with the proper support in place, anyone can use certain Linux distributions successfully. And apparently, this has been shown to be true yet again. But even considering this success story, there remains a shortage of understanding on which dial-up modems will work and why, if that new all-in-one printer grandma just purchased will work with her chosen distribution and so on.

"Today, I will explore the viability of grandma, obviously not using some kind of broadband connection, making the switch. Hassle and benefit will be looked into here..."

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March of the Desktop Penguins(Jul 20, 2007)
Get Real or How NOT To Convert Your Grandma to Linux(Jul 09, 2007)
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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Before switching grandma to FOSS, you sh ...   Give her a reason first   
Marco F.
Sep 12, 2007, 05:48:46
 
She won't. No matter how hard I pres ...   Mom won't change!   
philc
Sep 12, 2007, 17:12:26
 
the point of my first comment is exactly ...   Re: Mom won't change!   
Marco
Sep 13, 2007, 17:40:56
 
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