They can configure them so their parents can't delete applications. They just log in and get their e-mail. Linux isn't perfect, he adds. It's got a long way to go. But it's intuitive.
People can see the desktop and get to work immediately.
That will be a boost for the traditionally rogue operating system. I think you'll see productivity apps ported over the next two years. But even now, most parents could probably afford a VA workstation. Software blues Lack of productivity applications is the primary problem with Linux, at least on the desktop, agrees Bill Peterson, research manager at International Data Corporation. When companies like Oracle and Informix start porting their software to Linux, that's a boost for business.