Depends on how old they are.
My grandpa used to run on a linux pc we gave him.
All he needed was a web browser, an email client and a word processor. And that's it. So Lubuntu did the job perfectly.
Obviously more expectations may be harder to meet
All he needed was a web browser, an email client and a word processor. And that's it. So Lubuntu did the job perfectly.
Obviously more expectations may be harder to meet
It's not enough for some people to be able to use Linux - if you want to recommend it for general use, it has to be usable for almost everyone.