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My kids know Linux, OSX, and XP, and will obviously learn Windows 7, but
skip Vista, though they will have contact with
Vista. My son prefers OSX, my daughter Ubuntu.

But, just like every kid should be taught at
least two languages at home, they should also
learn multiple OSes. Learning multiple OSes
deepens their understanding of operating systems
and technology. And, by the way, all of you
ugly Americans, there IS more than one language
spoken in the world.
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My kids know Linux, OSX, and XP, and will obviously learn Windows 7, but  DonnieBoy | 10/20/09
They also can use MS Office, OpenOffice, and Google Docs. They will be  DonnieBoy | 10/20/09
You know, you actually had a good point going...  LiquidLearner | 10/20/09
Cmon Donnie boy, lay off the insults  otaddy | 10/20/09
My kids? Seriously?  IT_User | 10/20/09
Megan Fox  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 10/20/09
Will Megan Fox Linux carry an 'R' or 'NC-17' rating? wink (nt)  JLHenry | 10/20/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  primenewton | 10/20/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
WE wish . . .  JLHenry | 10/20/09
Aww too bad  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
Yes join the fan club  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
Thank you for responding  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
I always knew you appreciated me since  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
*SMOOCH* (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
PLease  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
NOT AGAIN!!!!  bfilipiak@... | 10/30/09
I've learned to spot LD by the second sentence.  pfyearwood | 10/21/09
What?  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 10/20/09
How funny  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
umm...  privatejarhead | 10/20/09
Please don't feed the whiny . . .  JLHenry | 10/20/09
Then your system is out of date  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
Some games  Agnostic_OS | 10/20/09
Shock!!! Obviously you've never used Windows-based apps..  transposeIT | 10/20/09
So...  zkiwi | 10/20/09
I'll tell you how many times  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
Ah well...  zkiwi | 10/20/09
Damn, LD, you're right for once  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/09
That would leave you with...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 10/20/09
No, either BASIC or Perl.  Zogg | 10/21/09
Yes but the VM was compiled  T1Oracle | 10/21/09
Wait -- I'm confused  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/09
Haven't you learned by now???  JLHenry | 10/20/09
Don't tell me  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
To be fair, you did say Linux desktop and not embedded appliance...nt  transposeIT | 10/20/09
Wow Star Trek girl, you have some isssues there!  B.O.F.H. | 10/20/09
It's Star Wars  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
The 80's called, they want their flick back!  B.O.F.H. | 10/20/09
The 70's called and they want their shared library system back  connor33 | 10/21/09
Aw man, that is a vicious attack on the software industry!  B.O.F.H. | 10/21/09
Can't believe people are still defending the retro repository system  connor33 | 10/21/09
Really?  sporkfighter | 10/22/09
RE: Yhe 80's called........  bfilipiak@... | 10/30/09
Bulls**t.  sporkfighter | 10/22/09
while back on earth.....  stevey_d | 10/20/09
Oh really?  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
Correction  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
RE: Correction  bfilipiak@... | 10/30/09
But then, you're an ignorant fool. (nt)  sporkfighter | 10/22/09
My kid is a...  Tom12Tom | 10/20/09
Or maybe try Puppy Linux wink  iTeaBoy | 10/21/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  primenewton | 10/20/09
Let me correct you  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
let me correct YOU  privatejarhead | 10/20/09
I believe  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
Still waiting for the corrections  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/09
Linus is no more glad  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
Loverock...  AmraLeo | 10/22/09
RE: Loverock (and his delusional fantasies)  bfilipiak@... | 10/30/09
Why on earth does the OS a supercomputer uses  LiquidLearner | 10/20/09
Oh great , just great...  The Mentalist | 10/20/09
And let me correct you too  Viva la crank dodo | 10/20/09
hmmm lemme think $7bn on Vista...I'm gonna have to think about this  stevey_d | 10/20/09
Now you got me thinking  Viva la crank dodo | 10/21/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  primenewton | 10/20/09
No apps, no games, no idea  tonymcs@... | 10/20/09
Dont think most kids would want it  otaddy | 10/20/09
Typical "YouDon'tNeedThatFeatureTM"...  transposeIT | 10/20/09
alternatives even within win32 is vast  ~doolittle~ | 10/23/09
Makes for a great starter  NStalnecker | 10/20/09
My nephew might disagree with that statement...  Zogg | 10/21/09
Quite true, and any SMART KID  Lerianis10 | 10/21/09
...would have a tough time bypassing a secure home network  ~doolittle~ | 10/22/09
Not without me noticing . . .  sporkfighter | 10/22/09
Relying on PC for games = FAIL  ~doolittle~ | 10/22/09
Parental Controls?  crazydanr@... | 10/20/09
just force the entire network through a transparent proxy...  ~doolittle~ | 10/22/09
*sigh* Hannah Montana Linux?  NStalnecker | 10/20/09
Already did it  bmeacham98@... | 10/21/09
My ninth grade daughter . . .  sporkfighter | 10/22/09
She''ll definitely fall behind her peers in IT knowledge...  transposeIT | 10/22/09
What "IT" knowledge?  sporkfighter | 10/23/09
network engineering != MCSE  ~doolittle~ | 10/23/09
Oh No! Proctect The Children !!! (from content filtering)  bswiss | 10/22/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  dkerber@... | 10/23/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  dkerber@... | 10/23/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  Northlite | 10/28/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  mobicip | 11/03/09
RE: Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.  Aboleyn | 11/16/09

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