Raising six kids without proprietary software. Open source breeds computer literacy. Linux programming and administration, gaming and homework -- kids can do this stuff, no sweat.

More often, says Ruben, "the neighborhood kids come here to do work, because we've got more things available, especially games. Most of my kids' friends are also religious Jews. A lot of them have computers for work or gaming, but, like us, no TVs . ...and many of them don't even have computers or Internet connections. When they come over here, they discover there's a LAN around the house. That's still unusual around here." ... [lesen + lachen]