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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
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Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:25:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-07-09, Popping Mad <rainbow@colition.gov> wrote:
> On 7/8/24 10:10 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Well, if you grew up with it, there would be a huge learning curve
>> moving to Linux..
>
>
> That is bullshit.  You think it is easy to get Windows to do ANYTHING?
> That was never true, not even before ximian, and it is still not true.
>

I agree, Windows was quite difficult too.  Back in the Windows 95/98
days I had to reinstall a few times, because of viruses and corruption.
I remember having corrupted registries, vague GDI errors, things I
didn't know how to fix.  I remember people having problems with Windows,
coming to me for help because I did "know computers", but still being
stuck.

Windows is easy when it works, but when it stuffed up, it was just as
difficult.