Paladin of the Pegasos
Posts: 1220 from 2003/6/17
Quote:amigadave wrote:
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TheMagicM wrote:
My Dad is 78 and has been using Linux for years. He's not an IT guy. He just wanted something that "just works". Its been working for him for a long time.
Unless your Dad started using Linux from the first day it was created and released, I would be surprised if he (not being an IT type person) was able to install and set it up himself, without any help. I guess most people could use Linux as their primary OS, if it were pre-installed on a system for them, and they did not try to make many changes themselves, but I have found Linux to be very difficult to understand at times, and easy to screw up, when you don't know what you are doing.
We're not talking about installing it and configuring it. We're talking about ease of use. My Dad is doing great with it. No need to keep putting caveats.. "oh well, what if it didnt have a network card and he had to find one".. "oh, what if..".. ease of use. Give my Dad a copy of MorphOS and have him use it, he'd be lost. Same with a Mac. Its not about installing it yourself, just ease of use. Some people try to go beyond their capabilities, get lost, screw something up and give up. After that they blame it on the big bad OS and its high IQ requirements. Its ok for some people to have a easy to use baby interface, no need to be a power user.
