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Hell, my mom even runs Linux now — I’ve got her on a Mandriva Linux 2006 laptop with wireless networking — and she’s not exactly 1337. 
She asked me to install Linux after the last time Windows crashed on her and lost a bunch of her data, and she’s been happy with the switch. No more perpetual upgrades (both hardware and software), crashes, bloat, instability, virii, malware, artificial limitations, etc. etc. etc…
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Geesh, here I was impressed with myself that I got my mom to use Firefox.
[QUOTE=megamaced]
On a good note though, running as Root on Linux is much safer than running as Administrator on Windows.
I think schools should start handing out free copies of Knoppix. That way students can study Linux whilst keeping their Windows installation safe. In fact, I think schools should use Linux full stop. They are always strapped for cash because the government doesn’t give them enough, so why not save money and use Linux? A new Linux generation will be born, and the whole world will live happily ever after
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I couldn’t agree more with you. Even just switching to OO.o would save a ton of money. I can’t imagine how much they pay for licenses.
[ot]The other thing that would save them money is VOIP, neither one will be considered though.[/ot]