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submitted 1 year ago by _n9@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Today at the grocery store a sweet older lady approached me and asked if I knew anything about computers. I said yes I do, and she produced a mouse saying that her son set up Linux mint for her and she was wondering if the mouse was compatible. It needed kernel version 2.6 or newer so I said that the mouse should work, guessing mint itself was probably newer than that kernel. Happy with my answer, we chatted a little, then she thanked me and left.

It was a nice experience, so I thought I should share!

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[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

What grocery store and where? I set up Linux Mint for my Mom. She's 67.

[-] _n9@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Don't really want to doxx myself, but in the Helsinki area

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago

BRB, gotta make some phone calls, Mom's lost in Finland apparently.

[-] krash@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

More Finns should be using Linux, specially considering its Finnish origins.

Also, hello from the other side of Östersjön 👋

[-] ladyanita22@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, Linux is not American than Finnish at this point.

But yeah, it still was born in Finland :)

[-] _n9@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Hejsan, Jag håller med! :)

this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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