Re: A final throw of the Minty dice before
My grandparents have been using ubuntu for years now and don't even know it. It's wonderful not having to worry about those phone calls because the email they opened contained a link to some windows virus ridden website. They check their emails, get on facebook, use skype and interact with their digital media all without hassle or having to hassle me. It works great.
You should tell your uncle Ebenezer about it or better yet just do what I did and put that sweet software on there without telling him. He'll thank you buy by calling to tell you about funny crap your cousins did rather than stupid crap his computers doing. :)