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[LUG] The younger generation

 

>Most of the teenage lads I know have really high end machines so they can play 
>the latest gore-fests on their XP machines ;)
>Imagine the look on the 16 year old hax0rz face when his parents present him 
>with a new machine running something other than XP - and with low end 
>hardware! 
>I really can't see who these machines would appeal to. The youngsters *need* 
>MSN and AIM to live - and of course top end machines to brag to all their 
>mates about.
>  
Hi,
Umm.. well I beg to differ on that. I do like playing games but on
doze.... look you have already made me feel sick ;-) . I managed to
quite happily stick with IRC or just nice old emails. Also every time I
come across any computer (given to me or other wise) I'm ecstatic and
almost instantly force the person or if its me just to boot up in
knoppix. Then persuade them to do a HDD install. Also with games there
is always cediga and its GNU so its free (alright the binarys aren't).
Really its not that hard to persuade people to use Linux. I think a good
start is just to order some ubuntu CDs and hand them out to interested
people. Only this morning did I go over to a friends and did and ubuntu
HDD install on their main computer.
It seems very derogatory comment about the younger generation overall.
Most definitely not a good way to go about converting them.

--
Tom (the YOUNGER)

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