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Linux – T + 180 days

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 27, 2009

[ Thanks to helios for this link.
]

“See, none of the kids or parents that received HeliOS Project
computers had ever heard of or used Linux. One of the screening
questions we asked was: ‘did you use or do you now use windows
outside of your home?’

“In order to qualify the people, the answer had to be yes…
although they did not know it.

“Our goal was simple. Gather empirical data to indicate whether
a Linux user of 6 months was comfortable with the system and how
they saw it in relation to Microsoft Windows.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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