well, of course there are users who don't know the inner of windows, and also there are users who don't know the inner of linux. of course there are nice people who, using windows in a specific way, keep their boxes up and running for a LONG time! and of course there are explorers who always are trying sthing new, so they might even crash their linux account not only a lame windows! but the question was if it would be wise/possible to switch from windows to linux. now, we all have a past, and windows is part of our past sometimes, but we also have a future, and, as far as i can see the future, linux is there and it develops good habits for users/programmers/admins and so forth. in the meantime, windows is attacking your privacy and it (finally) doesn't offer you anything more than linux! no games? look at lokigames! they work great under linux! no 3D? look at nvidia drivers! wanna play that old dos games? dosemu works perfect! and finally, if all you wanna do with windows is play some games, why wouldn't you make a dual boot linux/windows machine (linux may be default if you want to "encourage" them to get used with windows , finally it's a matter of habbits, isn't it?) and, maybe you find an windows guy who can help you make your machine more stable. in the mean time, a properly configred linux should be enough for everything else! think like an engineer: i wanna learn about a product that it was or about a product that will be? will your kids start a bussiness or get a job today? or in 5 maybe ten years in the future? my kids (4 years old girls) are touching sometimes the mouse: they learn how to use it in gcompris. otherwise, they write in joe!
this are the only things they do with my computer. i don't wanna make my kids computer/games/internet dependent! they will have their all life to use/program/admin computers if they want! and i'll keep them apart of bad habits developed by CE/ME/NT. but everyone shoul think of the future of their own kids, finally.
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well, of course there are users who don't know the inner of windows, and also there are users who don't know the inner of linux. of course there are nice people who, using windows in a specific way, keep their boxes up and running for a LONG time! and of course there are explorers who always are trying sthing new, so they might even crash their linux account not only a lame windows! but the question was if it would be wise/possible to switch from windows to linux. now, we all have a past, and windows is part of our past sometimes, but we also have a future, and, as far as i can see the future, linux is there and it develops good habits for users/programmers/admins and so forth. in the meantime, windows is attacking your privacy and it (finally) doesn't offer you anything more than linux! no games? look at lokigames! they work great under linux! no 3D? look at nvidia drivers! wanna play that old dos games? dosemu works perfect! and finally, if all you wanna do with windows is play some games, why wouldn't you make a dual boot linux/windows machine (linux may be default if you want to "encourage" them to get used with windows , finally it's a matter of habbits, isn't it?) and, maybe you find an windows guy who can help you make your machine more stable. in the mean time, a properly configred linux should be enough for everything else! think like an engineer: i wanna learn about a product that it was or about a product that will be? will your kids start a bussiness or get a job today? or in 5 maybe ten years in the future? my kids (4 years old girls) are touching sometimes the mouse: they learn how to use it in gcompris. otherwise, they write in joe! /internet dependent! they will have their all life to use/program/admin computers if they want! and i'll keep them apart of bad habits developed by CE/ME/NT. but everyone shoul think of the future of their own kids, finally.
this are the only things they do with my computer. i don't wanna make my kids computer/games