Re: ?End Of 10? Project

Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:

Frank Slootweg wrote on 6/27/2025 4:37 AM:

J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

On 2025/6/21 1:33:6, Hank Rogers wrote:

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote on 6/20/2025 7:04 PM:

[provocative bit snipped]

Which one is the smart choice? The â??End of 10â?? project is here
to help you make an informed decision.
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<https://www.zdnet.com/article/ready-to-ditch-windows-end-of-10-makes-
converting-your-pc-to-linux-easier-than-ever/>

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Linux is wonderful ain't it?   I wish everyone could hear the gospel of
Linus.  Praise him, all ye faithful.
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Amen.
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To be fair, I don't think I've ever heard Mr. Torvalds knocking other
OSs; he just created his own (I think originally as a licence-free clone
of UNIX). It is other people who verge on the religious zeal.

 
   Here, here! There, there!
 
   But Lawrence is right, it's really terrible that I 'have' to replace
one of our eleven and a half year old systems.

 
What is your system?

  The system - my wife's - is a laptop, now being used as a sort of
'desktop' (don't ask).

I still use a machine from 2011, so it's 14 years old.
 
Runs win 11 just fine.

  My comment was sarcasm (sarchasm?), hence (also) the "have" in scare
quotes.

  Of course I don't *have* to replace it. I could keep it running on
Windows 10 or upgrade it to Windows 11 (forcing to ignore the missing/
non-compliant hardware). But as it's getting a little long in the tooth
[1], I probably will replace it, probably with a Mini-PC, keeping the
monitor, keyboard and mouse.

[1] AMD A4-5000 - 8 GB - 500 GB HDD - AMD Radeon HD 8330
About 40 Euro per year isn't too bad in my books. :-)