Trust me, kids will have no trouble picking up Linux if they're used to Windows. My kids, 6 and 10 years old, use both depending on what they're doing. Windows for gaming, Linux for most other tasks. I did not teach them how to do anything except to point out which programs to use for what. The ten year old has even started using OpenOffice.org to write books including illustrations and she figured it all out an her own. The idea that Linux is somehow harder for kids is a projection of adults' feelings about the matter. And who says that Linux skills are not transferrable to Windows? I mean point-and-click is point-and-click, no? Does someone honestly believe that if my daughter knows how to use OO.o that she will have a hard time learning MS Word? If anything, these kids will have more computer skills than other kids who have not been exposed to alternative operating systems/software.
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Trust me, kids will have no trouble picking up Linux if they're used to Windows. My kids, 6 and 10 years old, use both depending on what they're doing. Windows for gaming, Linux for most other tasks. I did not teach them how to do anything except to point out which programs to use for what. The ten year old has even started using OpenOffice.org to write books including illustrations and she figured it all out an her own. The idea that Linux is somehow harder for kids is a projection of adults' feelings about the matter. And who says that Linux skills are not transferrable to Windows? I mean point-and-click is point-and-click, no? Does someone honestly believe that if my daughter knows how to use OO.o that she will have a hard time learning MS Word? If anything, these kids will have more computer skills than other kids who have not been exposed to alternative operating systems/software.
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