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|    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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