Dear all,
I just stumbled on an interesting bit of news at the BBC site here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8352606.stm
The new PC designed specifically for older people, who're using
computers for the first time. And guess what, it runs on Linux.
The page at http://www.discount-age.co.uk/simplicity_computers/isitsecure/ says:
"The simplicity computer is powered by Eldy and runs the Linux Mint
operating system. Linux Mint and Eldy are far more immune to viruses,
spyware and Trojans and other security threats than other systems.
Best of all, Linux Mint is completely free, as are all the
applications, as well as all updates and upgrades to future versions."
So Mint is the base, and Eldy runs on top of it. I'm hoping some
vendor in India creates Linux-only PCs like Emperor Linux, System76,
etc..
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Salva
