On 02/20/2016 10:37 AM, Don Y wrote:
I have to build some computers for homeless teens. I'm
unsure if we'll be able to get W7 licenses (MS has tried to
dry up the availability of older OS's to push everyone
to their latest).



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FWIW: When I worked as a volunteer computer refurbisher for a cash-poor
NPO, I set the machines up with Linux.

Even unsophisticated users had no trouble.


It turned out to be the least expensive way to go, and no one ending up
damaging the OS.


Using WINE, even many Windows applications will run.