I think this is very cool and may even prove to be an educational experience for many! Hey, it may not convert them all over to Linux, but its a great start regardless.

Today, I’m taking a break from marketing topics to blog about a fun project my kids, aged 13 and 10, and I have been engaged with this summer. They decided not to go to summer camp, so I suggested they do something else educational: build their own computers.

Now, I know this may sound like heresy. As most regular readers know, both our business and home are entirely Apple-based. But one of the factors that pushed me over the edge was seeing some of the very cool results and applications available nowadays with Ubuntu Linux. It’s no Mac OS X, but it does have a ton of great applications. And for kids who have lots of time to spare, being able to customize, tweak, modify, and create new uses for their computers is a huge draw…. Source: blackfriarsinc.com