[ale] Linux for "normal" people?

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

jay wrote:
> Out of curiosity, how many of you on the list have switched friends
> or family members onto Linux?
> 
> I for one have gotten my mother and my girlfriend both on Linux, and
> they're both quite happy with it, despite not knowing pretty much
> anything about computers.  Do you all have similar experiences?
> Thoughts? Comments?

My mother-in-law (65) has been on Linux for about 4 years now.  My 
daughter (13) has a dual boot box.  She boots to windows to play games, 
under windows, she has no network connectivity.

My daughter just finished a paper last night on Openoffice.

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Until later, Geoffrey