[Leaplist] Linux for Granny

[patrick]

My favorite Granny (my wife), is advocating Linux, and regrets that she
is pressed at work to use Microsoft to edit ancient Navy documents.  The
Navy contract specifies that (some contract specialists are technically
in the dark ages of legasy software), and despite the facts that Open
Office does the job best, and the US Navy runs Linux!

Granny Uses PCLinuxOS

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| In this newest "letter" from Granny, she shares how easy installing
and using
| Linux really can be.   She also has many grateful words to share with the
| team at KDE and PCLinuxOS.
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http://reallylinux.com/docs/gran6.shtml


Related:

Reasons you should switch Grandma to Linux

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| 1. Security
| 2. No Blue Screen of Death
| 3. Price
| 4. Ease of Use
| 5. Runs Fast on Old Machines
| 6. Linux plays well with others
| 7. Support is Everywhere
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http://forevergeek.com/linux/7_reasons_you_should_switch_grandma_to_linux.php


Ubuntu for your grandmother.

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| They say its for geeks, they say its for nerds, they say its for those
| whose pinkie finger has the imprint of the enter key tattooed on it. We
| say its for your grandmother ! Yes my friends, I kid you not, for all
| of those who are afraid to dip their little toe into the great Linux-Lake
| let us reassure you : If your grandmother can do it ? So can you. Before
| we start , let me clarify : We are not talking about turning your
| Linux machine into a clustered database server with SQL, PHP, Apache,
| Samba and what have you. We are talking about the advantages of using
| Linux .. as a desktop.
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http://www.knightwise.com/content/view/154/9/