The days of kids being computer gurus have already come and gone. Now
they just play video games and chat. Very few get interested in
programming. Very few do a hardware project. They take their computers to
the shop for upgrades. They only people that I have observed doing their
own hardware upgrades, rebuilding computers, etc are the middle aged and
the "old farts" that you seem to despise so.
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From the above comments it is clear that the writer has no idea what's going
on in the Linux World ; with its many volunteer developers /testers , many
being from the younger generation . Ever been to a Linux or Robotics or
Hackers Fest ?

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH