Comments on: Overheard: Hardy Heron flunks the girlfriend test http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-hardy-heron-flunks-the-girlfriend-test/ A Whatis.com blog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Choup http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-hardy-heron-flunks-the-girlfriend-test/#comment-291 Choup Wed, 07 May 2008 18:40:08 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-hardy-heron-flunks-the-girlfriend-test/#comment-291 I installed edubuntu and ubuntu over a year ago into a private school and advised everyone I don't do windows and that they would have to either learn how to use it or buy windows and apps to run on the donated pcs I helped them get. Guess what, they all (teachers, staff, and students) use it on a regular basis and they love it. A number have asked how to install on their home pcs. As for the girlfriend, she's obviously blond and should not be allowed around technology alone. I installed edubuntu and ubuntu over a year ago into a private school and advised everyone I don’t do windows and that they would have to either learn how to use it or buy windows and apps to run on the donated pcs I helped them get. Guess what, they all (teachers, staff, and students) use it on a regular basis and they love it. A number have asked how to install on their home pcs. As for the girlfriend, she’s obviously blond and should not be allowed around technology alone.

]]> By: Ysrd http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-hardy-heron-flunks-the-girlfriend-test/#comment-290 Ysrd Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:21 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-hardy-heron-flunks-the-girlfriend-test/#comment-290 Um, My 9 year old son can use Ubuntu without help. Granted he is my son and that carries some weight but, he's 9! If a 9 year old can sit down at a Ubuntu system and do whatever, um, ever consider your girl freind might not be the sharpest knife in the box? Some people should not have access to technology unsupervised I guess. Ubuntu is nice, if a little on the too geared for newbs side. There are a lot of people out there who are saying Linux is too hard. and I see this distro as too noobish for me but my son (he's 9 remember) can do everything he wants, chat, games, his homework, email ... so it's good for him. I am still a slackware guy but I use CentOS if I have to do something that will eventually end up on the servers at work. Um,

My 9 year old son can use Ubuntu without help. Granted he is my son and that carries some weight but, he’s 9!
If a 9 year old can sit down at a Ubuntu system and do whatever, um, ever consider your girl freind might not be the sharpest knife in the box?
Some people should not have access to technology unsupervised I guess.
Ubuntu is nice, if a little on the too geared for newbs side. There are a lot of people out there who are saying Linux is too hard. and I see this distro as too noobish for me but my son (he’s 9 remember) can do everything he wants, chat, games, his homework, email … so it’s good for him. I am still a slackware guy but I use CentOS if I have to do something that will eventually end up on the servers at work.

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