A recent CNet article expresses the view that Linux adoption is most likely to come through the younger generation. Those who have already learned how to use a computer are far less likely to experiment with something new than those who are too young to have learned about computers yet.

I completely agree that Linux has the best chance in the hands of children, especially since similar techniques have worked for Apple. I do not, however, think this will necessarily come as a result of netbooks, as many have suggested. Sure, netbooks are great comptuers for kids (cheap, small, light, etc.), but that doesn’t mean every kid has one. The real target should be elementary and high schools’ computers. Here nearly every kid uses a computer at least occasionally. Plus, there is usually instruction if the kid does get stuck with something.

Through whatever machine it may come, Linux has the best chance if it is presented to children who are generally more adverturesome and more open-minded.

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