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by shawnz 2627 days ago
Consider that for mobile users, updated software might not be available for their hardware and they might not be able to afford new hardware.
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pard68 2627 days ago
Work for a university. We have a number of students in Africa, southeast Asia, and eastern Europe taking online courses. We do not support Windows XP or Vista, except for in the case of these students. Some of these guys don't have the resources for anything else.

I also know that we get a number of students connecting with Android v3 or earlier from these same locales.

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tomschlick 2627 days ago
Something like Ubuntu sounds like a great fit then.
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londons_explore 2627 days ago
Modern ubuntu is getting pretty heavyweight. Gone are the days it'll run on any old laptop.
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watersb 2627 days ago
Absolutely. I just refurbished old Core 2 Duo desktops. Ubuntu creaked along (it was Disco Beta).

I found Linux Lite, based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:

https://www.linuxliteos.com

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