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Why Linux is Best for Most People (medium.com)

submitted 10 months ago by TechCodecPawx@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (18 children)

I think that Linux is the worst for middle-tier tech people.

For elderies, kids or someone that just visit social media, listen to music on Spotify and edit photos from vacations this it is perfect. They might learn where the app store is, how to open up menu and that's all.

For tech saavy, programmers, engineers I... don't really get how you can use Windows at all until you are forced by your environment. Going from Windows to Linux to do work is just like going from ChromeOS to MacOS.

But the worst would be the midtier, a friend who does a joke in "ohshit.exe" style, but don't know what is an executable. That has multiple free games from Epic Store he never plays but must be installed and work. That have bought Photoshop and "original" MS Office licence years ago for outdated version but keep it, because "original". And that has some amateur audio eqippment that even if Linux have build-in drivers for, would complain the .exe installer from that "download for free" website does not work.

[–] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

A good way to fix this, I guess, would be teaching children to use GNU/Linux alongside or in place of Windows when they're learning how to use computers in digital literacy classes.

Because this isn't an OS problem, it's a familiarity problem.

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

For generations, parents have been giving kids their old cars or buying a used beater so they can learn to drive.

We need to get a generation of parents giving kids their old laptops or buying a cheap one off eBay with a light linux distro to extend its life.

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