Linux needs to grow. Stop telling people it’s ‘tech-y’ or acting like you’re more advanced for using it, you are scaring away people. Linux Mint can be used by a senile person perfectly.

Explain shortly the benefits, ‘faster, more secure, easier to use, main choices of professionals and free’. Ask questions that let you know if they need to dual boot, ‘do you use Adobe, anti-cheat games, or Microsoft Office’, ‘how new is your computer’.

And most importantly, offer to help them install.

They don’t understand distros, just pick Linux Mint LTS Cinnamon unless they’re curious.

That’s it, spread Linux to as many people as possible. The larger the marketshare, the better support we ALL get. We can fight enshittification. Take the time to spread it but don’t force it on anyone.

AND STOP SCARING PEOPLE AWAY. Linux has no advertising money, it’s up to us.

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    8 months ago

    That’s plain wrong. That’s not honest, that’s elitist at best.

    No user ever installed windows. So the whole installation and driver thing is a dishonest question.

    Even for gaming on a custom PC, just take an amd card and games on steam, it’ll run smoothly.

    Browsing Internet and desktop? Works fine on Linux. Fuck office, you don’t need it.

    If you need a computer for a specific software, that’s a different matter. But presenting it like everyone is concerned is dishonest.

    The security paragraph is complete nonsense. And obnoxiously rebooting is a major hindrance for most people, and it’s not avoidable without the professional licence.

    It’s not 2010 anymore.