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   rbowman to CrudeSausage   
   Re: Gentoo Linux: $10K community donatio   
   28 Jan 26 20:22:53   
   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 28 Jan 2026 13:54:04 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > On 28 Jan 2026 03:06:13 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 27 Jan 2026 22:22:41 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> It's alright out of the box, but even then it might intimidate a few   
   >>> people. I know that if I presented it as is to my mother, especially   
   >>> since I'm sick of her pressing the wrong thing and requiring my help,   
   >>> she would probably just stop using the computer altogether because   
   >>> everything appears so complicated.   
   >>   
   >> And Linux Mint Cinnamon (insert any other DE here) isn't?   
   >   
   > Isn't what? Complicated? By default, Cinnamon holds your hand when you   
   > first log in.   
      
   Are you familiar with the EndeavorOS Welcome screen?   
      
   https://discovery.endeavouros.com/endeavouros-tools/welcome/2021/03/   
      
   Scroll down past the initial installation screen. Did you want it to feed   
   the dog too?  I'm using KDE so I don't have the Xfce specific tabs.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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