But it's also possible to install "real" Linux on a Chrome book. Which yields a very cheap laptop.
On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Jacob Margason <[email protected]> wrote: > In my opinion, if it runs the linux kernel then it's linux. > On Mar 25, 2016 4:06 PM, "Will Drewry" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do chromebooks pass muster as a Linux based solution? They may fit the >> bill. >> >> (I pretty much only use chrome os and Ubuntu all day long.) >> >> On Friday, March 25, 2016, Michael L <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> One (older) Windows user surfs the web and answers emails; the other >>> just surfs the web.- Nothing else. Neither user has the time to learn >>> anything else, the web/email user has neither time nor interest; no new >>> tricks for an old dog. >>> >>> M >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Wesley Duffee-Braun <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Sounds feasible, what are their workloads? >>>> On Mar 25, 2016 12:44 PM, "Michael L" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> One reason I ask is because I have a co-worker whose time gets wasted >>>>> by supporting (two older) Windows users. If I can show him a very low >>>>> maintenance Linux (maybe Mint 17) system that saves lots of trouble, I >>>>> think he'd like that idea. >>>>> M >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Tilghman Lesher < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> My primary desktop is Linux, as is my router, Nagios server, and >>>>>> several other servers. However, I also have a smattering of other >>>>>> machines, with Mac and Windows, which I use primarily for testing, >>>>>> since I need to support those platforms, and I have a few applications >>>>>> that won't run under Wine and for which there aren't compatible >>>>>> applications for Mac or Linux. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Michael L <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > Hello NLUG, >>>>>> > I want to ask if anyone on this email list (at least at home) uses >>>>>> Linux >>>>>> > only for their computing needs? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > M >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups >>>>>> > "NLUG" group. >>>>>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> > [email protected] >>>>>> > For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>>>>> > >>>>>> > --- >>>>>> > You 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