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Free software scares normal people

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917 points cryptophreak | 2 comments | 30 Oct 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. shevy-java ◴[31 Oct 25 11:12 UTC] No.45770727[source]▶
I am not sure if I agree to the statement made, but one problem I found is that many people don't even understand the problem domain. Microsoft trained their brain to accept that they must be cashcows for them, so they don't understand that there may be alternatives. And let's be honest: Linux is still WAY too complicated for many elderly people to use.
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2. ktosobcy ◴[31 Oct 25 11:15 UTC] No.45770753[source]▶
Anectodal: just the other day I put Fedora KDE 43 on "new" (well, second-hand after lease) computer for my father as the old one was on it's last legs and... it works just fine.

The machine came with Windows 10 by default and what he needed was Firefox and FreeCell, and FreeCell on Windows10 was atrocious.

He likes it a lot and the only thing was that I had to put same wallpaper as he had on Windows7 and icons in the same places.

The "linux is to complicated" argument just doesn't hold true anymore! It's nice and easy, including the installation (even I was surprised)