Mainstream news: you could install Linux to deal with Microsoft stopping support for your computer.

I wasn't expecting that.

> by continuing to use Windows 10 you will put yourself at risk of cyber-attacks, data theft and scams. ... One solution is to install Linux, which is a family of free operating systems that come in various flavours or “distributions”.

There follows instructions for Ubuntu.

theguardian.com/technology/202

#Linux #FOSS #Windows10

@neil I have seen a few pieces of "news" such as this, including one pointing at a distro that is skinned to look like Windows. None seem to mention that you can't just use all your existing software, etc. I'm a big fan of desktop Linux, but I don't think expecting people (many of whom will be elderly) to just relearn their entire software stack without help is a great plan

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@steve @neil True, but IME a lot of people use mostly just a web browser. Some also use an email client, office suite, and comms apps like Signal/Discord/MS Teams. For them, moving to Linux won't be hard, as long as someone else can install it for them.

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