XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 10/27/2025 8:14 AM, Alan K. wrote:   
   > DistroWatch had what I think is a pretty good q&a here this week.   
   > Kinda hits home with recent events in Windows 10 EOL.   
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   > Short read.   
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   > https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251027#qa   
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   > Advice for new Linux users   
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   > Roll-out-the-welcome-mat asks: With all the new Linux users coming over with   
   the End of 10, any advice for the Linux newbies?   
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   Show them the map :-)  (The text is searchable from browser search box.)   
      
      https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Dis   
   ribution_Timeline.svg   
      
   Truth in advertising.   
      
   Then show them some Distrowatch.   
      
   If you were visiting a strange new planet, you'd had   
   Mr.Sulu put you in a standard orbit, first you'd want   
   to keep a global map, to get the scale of things,   
   marked with an X as to where you were teleporting.   
      
      Paul   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)