2009/10/20 Dave Phillips <dlphillips@email-addr-hidden>
> Greetings,
>
> After reading the latest fanboy anti-Linux tirades on another site I
> decided to relate a little story here on LAU.
>
> One of my students has a 12-year old boy who wanted to build his own
> computer. Even cooler, he wanted to install Linux on it. I gave him some
> installation discs and spare parts, he ordered the rest of what he
> needed, he assembled the machine himself after referencing various
> articles on the net, and he just sent me a message to announce that he
> had completed the work and was happily running Kubuntu Jaunty. He even
> updated the mobo BIOS on his own, just to get the soundchip working
> correctly. He's also installed and configured the nVidia proprietary
> binary driver and is very happy with Compiz on his desktop.
>
> So I have to ask, when I read comments from soi-disant "Linux-savvy"
> folks who somehow can't seem to get their audio working (or even install
> the system without aches & pains) and thus declare Linux dead in the
> water re: audio work, are these people simply too impressed with what's
> really just a little knowledge ? Is it possible that they're really not
> so smart after all, and they just like to think they are ? I ask,
> because a 12-year old boy with no special background in computers just
> kicked their whingeing asses all the way from alpha to omega.
>
> Adding to his achievement he has convinced his parents to switch the
> family machines to Linux. He's now the only 12-year old I know whose
> chores include Linux system administration. :)
>
> Okay, that's all, and I feel better now. Sorry for the OT noise. EOF.
>
> Best,
>
> dp
>
I guess it's the age of technology at work, not really anyone to blame. My
5-year-old sibling could differenciate between Firefox and IE when he was 3.
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