Why moving to Linux to avoid Microsoft spying is impossible for most people

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  1. SOCRATE_MMXII

    SOCRATE_MMXII MDL Expert

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    Linux Mint is smoother and no problems at all. Elementary OS is a work in progress.
     
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  2. Superfly

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    Affirmative, Matey.

    Problem is, too many jump around from distro to distro to find a Windows experience...

    Linux is not Windows... find one you are comfortable with and learn the heck out of it... it just so happens I choose Mint (for the tested Ubuntu back-end support and GUI-friendly interface).
     
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  3. SOCRATE_MMXII

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    #643 SOCRATE_MMXII, Nov 10, 2015
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    Linux Mint is one of the best linux distros. The hardware detection is very good, the drivers are well integrated, so no big fuss.
     
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  4. Michaela Joy

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    @Socrat: I totally agree. :)
     
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  5. Enthousiast

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    Does anyone have a link to that distro, i'd like to test it out. In the past (about 17 years ago) i've installed every distro i could find, just to see what it was :)
     
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  7. Tiger-1

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    Hi dude, thanks for the post very good info; and now I'm with Linux mint 17.02 on my notebook (fresh install with nothing add yet) so your info is fundamental of course thanks again :)
     
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  8. SOCRATE_MMXII

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  9. eyecheck

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    Why do that when there's a better setup for my purposes?
     
  10. Skaendo

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    Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum,
    What might be right for you, may not be right for some.

    It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.
     
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  11. eyecheck

    eyecheck MDL Junior Member

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    Exactly, so don't ever suggest any distro to anyone or you'll be overstepping something obviously. :g:

    Meh.
     
  12. Skaendo

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    I wouldn't exactly tell anyone that is new to Linux to start running testing repos of any distro. That is setting them up for failure. And possibly souring them on Linux all together. A stable LTS distro is what should be suggested for minimal casualties, and Linux Mint is just that.
     
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  13. eyecheck

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    Stating what you have, of course, will confuse people wanting to enter the Linux fray. I encourage new users to try all they can once comfortable but where your response comes in, in whatever capacity you intended, you do no justice to your own advice.

    Testing is not a beast nor burden and with nothing of importance effecting a near on uninterrupted experience, a pleasure after using LMDE gives Sparky a great thumbs up. It's about learning as we go, not only being stuck with a minimal casualty like Linux Mint. Not sure what issues Mint has had in the past year but you put it in words that suggest there have been issues.

    Glad I no longer use it.
     
  14. SOCRATE_MMXII

    SOCRATE_MMXII MDL Expert

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    I asked out pure curiosity...not out of bashing or something...
    So, maybe you can enlighten me/us.
     
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  16. Superfly

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    Wise words indeed...

    What we need is an easy transition to Linux, LM offers that - once we have the market share we deserve we can then debate the pro's and con's of each distro...So let's get the numbers first.
     
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  17. EFA11

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    momma said Zorin10 was teh easiest to use and learn from, momma also said systemd is teh debil and wouldn't use it anymore.

    So I offer momma PC_BSD but momma said thats the debil too!
    So now she runnin Windows 10 and momma says windows isn't the debil, but the debil owns most of its shares :g:

    I think that makes it the debil too

    we all goin to hell :eek:
     
  18. Superfly

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    #659 Superfly, Nov 24, 2015
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  19. gorski

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    I believe ZorinOS 9 is LTS, following its base, Ubuntu... ;)
     
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