Re: Using Linux on a Family PC

[David Baron <d_baron@012.net.il>]

My seven-year-old rarely does windows any more. Many decent and free games run 
on Linux and painting programs similar to those found on windows satisfy her 
artiistic urge. Tuxpaint is a unique and amazing little program, BTW.

Versions of shootemups like Quake also run on Linux for those who must have 
them.

OpenOffice and even Kword are fine. OO can read and write microsoft formats. I 
would not mind getting Lin4Win but I do not have the money for it and be 
warned, it requires kernel patches.