You have mentioned abt what advantages the child would have, had he started exploring OS's at a very early age. Think about one more possibility as well.
Because, its not very easy to use and often shows up cryptic messages (for the kids), they might end up being linux-phobic. That will hamper their interest for learning linux in the future.
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Well, I stopped using the Yahoo messenger for Linux and GAIM because I needed Yahoo Launchcast.
You have mentioned abt what advantages the child would have, had he started exploring OS's at a very early age. Think about one more possibility as well.
Because, its not very easy to use and often shows up cryptic messages (for the kids), they might end up being linux-phobic. That will hamper their interest for learning linux in the future.
Just another possibility.
If more and more people chose to goto the same 'popular' site, then it will get the popularity that it deserves. Fair play, huh?