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In the context of the original message (friend who wants a PC setup for their kids), Alex does have a point. As long as there's some training/mentoring for the Linux setup then there shouldn't be a problem in the long term. If Windows is all they're trained on, then there will be a problem (show me a kid who just as a English/Japanese phrase book and can speak Japanese as well as a NZ kid). I my experience (as a father and as a part-time primary school IT tutor), most kids just want to be able to handle a GUI (File/Save, File/Open/Print) - as long as that works, they're happy. My 5yr old uses Windows on his PC, mainly so I don't have to do battle with the OS every time he gets a new game. Once he starts doing serious homework and maybe gets interested in programming, then I'll migrate him... Mart >>What a load of rubbish !! >>Kids will pick up both easily and we will then not have a monopply system. It has been proved in New Zealand that kids brought up speaking japanese and english learn both just as well. Surely >>using slightly different interfaces will not phase them. >>from bill@xxxxxxxx Alex Stanley wrote: Much as I don't want to start an argument, I don't think that having a dual boot pc for kids of such a young age is necessarily a good idea. I appreciate that this is a Linux User Group and that promotion of Linux is a good and necessary thing, but you have to consider the kids in this instance - if they are using Windows at school and then they come home to be presented with a Lilo or Grub prompt, a Windows interface AND an Xwindows interface, they're just going to get confused - I can imagine them saying "it doesn't look like this in school" and losing interest altogether. Interesting them in Linux is good, but not when one's in Year 5 and one's in Year 2... Just my own opinion :) Alex. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.