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[News] Another Grandmother Starts Using GNU/Linux

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The Great Linux/Grandmother Experiment!

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| Overall, I’d have to say the usability features in gOS in specific (and Linux 
| in general) are the biggest boon for her.  You have no idea how sad it is 
| seeing someone struggle to read the screen with a magnifying glass.  The 
| giant pictures and text for the few simple functions she uses are options 
| that are specifically available in Linux and not to the same degree in other 
| OSes.  She couldn’t read the screen in XP before!  I haven’t tried out the 
| usability features in OSX, but she doesn’t have the money for a Mac anyway.  
| Linux was really the only viable option in this scenario because of it’s cost 
| ($0) and it’s ease of use.  And judging from the way she was picking it up, I 
| think she’ll be alright with it!         
| 
| So, for what it’s worth, I’d just like to say “Thank you” to all the Linux 
| developers who donate their time to those projects.  You’ve literally helped 
| my Grandmother see again.  
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http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/the-great-linuxgrandmother-experiment/


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KDE for Grannies

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| Now I’m looking forward to the first email from my Granny. Yes, I’m
| incredibly proud of her.
|
| And I’m happy about all the effort that was taken to make KDE applications
| easy to use and easy to understand. Even for Grannies.
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http://untangled.biz/blog/kde/kde-for-grannies/
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