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   Alan K. to Paul   
   Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linu   
   27 Oct 25 13:58:32   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 10/27/25 1:17 PM, Paul wrote:   
   > On Mon, 10/27/2025 12:14 PM, Stan Brown wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:14:46 -0400, 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> Short read.   
   >>>   
   >>> https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251027#qa   
   >>   
      
   > https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint   
   >   
   >                  7-LMDE gigi    21.3 Virginia   
   >                  -----------    -------------   
   > Release Date    2025-10-14     2024-01-10   
   >                  2030-06        2027-04   
   >   
   > Package         7-LMDE gigi    21.3 Virginia   
   >   
   > linux (6.17.5)   6.12.48       5.15           <=== release kernel with   
   package   
   >   
   > There are two crowds out there. The group throwing out their   
   > computers, are the people who are "right-only" column people.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
   My 22.2 linux is running 6.8.0-86 kernel.   Granted 21.3 really IS old.   
      
   --   
   Linux Mint 22.2,  Mozilla Thunderbird 140.4.0esr,  Mozilla Firefox 144.0   
        Alan K.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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