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Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly!

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly!
Date 2026-08-20 22:18 +0000
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On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:54:54 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:

> I don't do FB but my son, the Machead, tells me that Linux groups are
> popping up all over the place and that people are moving off Windows to
> Linux for various reasons.

I've never done FB but many of the subreddits like r/linux are filled with 
people asking for a distro recommendation or help installing Linux.

It's been on hold for the summer but I'm in a project at the library aimed 
at helping people transition from Windows. For uniformity Linux Mint was 
selected as friendly and Cinnamon is somewhat similar to Windows. 

A side project is an attempt to salvage old Windows computers, install 
Linux, and give them to the non-profits in town.

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FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@somewhere.net> - 2026-08-18 18:08 +0000
  Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 14:56 -0400
    Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@somewhere.net> - 2026-08-18 19:13 +0000
      Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 16:53 -0400
  Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jmj@energokod.gda.pl> - 2026-08-18 22:01 +0200
    Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@somewhere.net> - 2026-08-18 21:13 +0000
      Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jmj@energokod.gda.pl> - 2026-08-19 09:50 +0200
      Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jmj@energokod.gda.pl> - 2026-08-19 11:01 +0200
        Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jmj@energokod.gda.pl> - 2026-08-19 12:11 +0200
          Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@lh.bond> - 2026-08-19 17:39 +0000
        Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@somewhere.net> - 2026-08-19 15:54 +0000
          Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-08-19 22:14 -0400
            Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@somewhere.net> - 2026-08-20 02:41 +0000
              Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-08-20 21:02 -0400
                Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Leroy H <lh@somewhere.net> - 2026-08-21 15:40 +0000
            Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 04:23 +0000
              Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2026-08-20 12:54 +0000
                Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 22:18 +0000
                Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-08-20 21:08 -0400
    Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-18 23:05 +0000
  Re: Python Works Brilliantly! DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-08-18 19:48 -0400
  Re: FOSS Works Brilliantly! CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-08-18 20:52 -0400

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