Re: My 138 $ Amazon order ( for 6pm today ).

chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:

you don't know what you're giving up by
clinging to Windows.

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What do you think I'm "giving up"?

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Independence.  Simplicity.  Elegance.  Power.

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Privacy.

Maybe not with the SSH backdoor, but yeah, it's relatively less
exposed, I guess.  It would be wrong to think that M$ or the
government is literally watching one's Internet use, though.

Is WinDOS the right choice for most people?  I suppose, but GNU/Linux
is also a great choice, for many.  Also, the availability of a viable
FOSS alternative, in case M$ or Apple (or the government) go off the
rails, is *huge*.

When Win10 was garbage, Linux was an utter godsend.  And it's why I so
abruptly went back to Linux on this machine.  I really had the
experience that would make it as good as Win.  Even Russell doesn't
truly achieve that, because he uses such a bare shell.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent.  States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.