From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-30, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   I see a few Windows users at Reddit, who have moved to Linux Mint,   
   complaining it doesn't run their Windows .exe files. They're not even   
   installing Wine, just expect it to work with Windows applications. Not many,   
   but a few. So, I'm guessing, a lot of those folks will be going back to   
   Windows.   
      
   Another fairly common complaint about Linux is that it doesn't support   
   "cheats" when running Windows' games. So I guess those folks will probably   
   end up going back to Windows.   
      
   I can't help these folks because I don't play games and my Intel GPUs are not   
   going to play them even if I wanted to. I don't even really understand why   
   cheats would be something you would want. But I chalk that up to complete   
   ignorance of video games.   
      
   I've got Zorin on my Ventoy USB. I guess it looks more like Windows, but I'm   
   not a fan of the Windows look. If you pay for the pro version you can get   
   several more themes, but the four that come with it are kind of blah. It   
   seems to work pretty well, but it's not Linux Mint.   
      
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