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   Felix to All   
   Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linu   
   28 Oct 25 12:10:42   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:47:45 +0000, MikeS wrote:   
   >   
   >> To me it is perfect as a warning to potential Linux users. Stay well   
   >> away unless you want to enter a world of condescending geeks with a   
   >> warped idea that everyone should be "a responsible adult" computer   
   >> user, i.e. a geek like them.   
   > Because of course Microsoft doesn’t treat you that way, does it? It   
   > considers you to be a responsible adult, quite capable of being   
   > responsible for your own destiny, without any babysitting, overriding   
   > your default settings, forcing updates on you, pushing “features” on   
   > you that you didn’t want, or anything like that!   
      
   and forcing hardware and software to become obsolete, and of course   
   getting info about you and controlling your data   
      
   --   
   Linux Mint 22.2   
   Q: What's the difference between Linux and Windows?   
   A: You rule Linux, Microsoft Windows rules you   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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