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My 92 year old aunt: You do the Leenux thing, right? You need to come over sometime and install it for me, because f#ck all I ain't gonna update to Windows 11.
Me: .... ?!#!?
I explain what the change-over entails and that I generally don't recommend it just because...
Aunt: No, f#ck that, f#ck capitalism, my laptop is still fine, so come over and set me up with that Leenux thing.
I got my mid-70s aunt on Linux on both of her machines this year, including her laptop which was recent enough to be "upgraded" to Windows 11, and in fact had already been.
I put Linux on her too-old-for-11 desktop first, then she asked me to put it on her newer laptop.
@fschaap lol! see? there's a person with principles right there. Hopefully we'll see many more people who take a proactive stance against this stuff, either young or old.
My Dad had me do this 7 or 8 years ago and has been fine. Cinnamon Mint. Easy peasy, and it gets easier as he gets older.
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