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From: Hunter <hunter2k1@disroot.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Saved my mom's 2012 Mac Mini from the dump with Linux Mint 21.3
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:33:37 -0500
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On Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:38:50 -0400
Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On 2024-06-16 18:26, Hunter wrote:
> > On Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:17:11 -0400
> > Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> >> It's not going to be a daily machine, so I don't really mind if
> >> it's a little slower than it can be. It's clearly not very fast by
> >> today's standards, but it does the job as it is.
> > 
> > I had also installed Linux Mint on my mom's computer because she
> > didn't want to upgrade to Windows 10, but she complained it was
> > slow. Unfortunately, what she has is a very old Dell Optiplex. It
> > was definitely faster than what Windows 10+ would've been but still
> > slow for her browser games. It's sad how demanding modern
> > applications are but I'll get her a better computer soon.
> 
> They need an excuse for all of us to buy new hardware and keep
> pumping money into the economy. However, a solution is soon coming: 
> https://freenet.org/
> 
> Remove the corporate control of the Internet, and we might actually
> be able to progress again.
> 

I really like I2P which was based on Freenet. It can do many of the
services that seems to strive towards.