From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:32:52 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-29, rbowman  wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:29:41 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Yeah, it actually is. It was over 5% in the U.S. last month. And there   
   >>> are a lot of "unknowns" in the survey. Windows 11 has definitely   
   >>> gotten a lot of people looking at Linux. Whether these people actually   
   >>> use Linux or not, that may be another matter. But Windows 11 and its   
   >>> AI crap in everything is definitely making people look at   
   >>> alternatives.   
   >>   
   >> So far the library program has attracted one potential convert. Not a   
   >> smashing success although it is somewhat hampered by a lack of   
   >> publicity.   
   >>   
   >> There is a MLUG google group that's been deader than Kelso's nuts since   
   >> 2007. Floating out the idea of moving it to Discord awakened the   
   >> dinosaurs wondering why the switch.   
   >   
   > Windows 11 has made a lot of people restless about Windows. Where they   
   > end up, I have no idea.   
      
   I'm thinking Mint. Ubuntu used to be the default choice for most people,   
   but most Linux users no longer see it as "the people's Linux" as much as   
   they do Mint. Zorin might also attract a few, especially since it's rather   
   easy to make it look like Windows.   
      
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