There might be many cheap Chromebooks for sale in Denmark this summer (article in Danish)

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    No I know. But is Linux really an option that you can force onto the public? I like it myself but I don’t see it being used by people who just want things to work out of the box

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      7 months ago

      It’s a great option for schools. It’s free. It runs on low cost hardware. It reduces e-waste. It promotes a deeper understanding of IT. It promotes awareness of privacy issues, etc. Obviously, it requires more knowledgeable staff but it’s also not black magic. A few hours of instruction and you can set up one of the user friendly distros like a pro.