XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:02:48 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > There’s a lot of emphasis in that article on the resemblances to   
   > Windows. Obviously the big fear among Windows people is that Linux is   
   > some kind of strange new country where they will be completely lost. It   
   > doesn’t have to be that way, but you will have to seek out information   
   > for yourself.   
      
   Something I've been curious about -- I have a feeling most English   
   speakers pronounce MATE as in 'first mate' and the 'yerba mate'   
   pronunciation would get you blank looks.   
      
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