Fedora - A Step Forward or Backward?

[Elton Woo]

On November 25, 2003 04:23 am, David L Norris, David L Norris 
<dave at webaugur.com> wrote:

> Why such a stripped installation when P75 machines aren't common these
> days?  Well, because they are extremely common these days...in dumpsters
> and warehouses and closets and schools.  These ancient Pentium systems
> are being donated by the thousands to schools and non-profits who can't
> even afford computers let alone proprietary software to use on them.

Excellent point. Even some 20 years later, the promise of a computer in
every home is yet to become a reality. 
Some countries like India, and Brazil have been producing very low-cost
machines which are linux-based.

In the "developed countries", there are many new users who
find the "older junk" machines suit their means. The computer is now
becoming as essential as a standard (as opposed to cellular) 
telephone.

... a very good argument for a *user-friendly* and "light" linux system!

Elton ;-)

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