Congrats!

Canadians: First time?

#mp3z

How much of a PIA is it to install Linux on a Chromebook? I’m looking for a small laptop and Chromebooks are the perfect size.

Same here. Mandrake 8.2 was a buggy mess, but I have fond memories of it.

How do you close/minimise the windows?

Frankly, I don’t see this a a problem as long as the software is up to date and the hardware is sound. I bet there are thousands of SPARC servers out there processing data 24/7 since 1995.

I have been using a flip phone since 2017, but I’m considering switching to VOIP since I don’t use my phone much anyway.

Emacs user eh? A man (or woman) of culture I see.

I use rtorrent and it’s pretty straightforward.

This is old school! Great guide, thank you.

FOSS has come such a long way that I don’t need proprietary software anymore for most tasks. The commercial software I use for work is ‘free’ anyway.

Anyone use Session messenger? It doesn’t need a phone number unlike Signal.

and Session!

As an old fart, I’m happy to see that Debian is still cool. All of this arch-manjaro-nix-os-awesome-bspwm-i3-xmonad-flatsnap whippersnapper stuff is over my head.

I use Debian with a patched version of motif window manager. The 90s never ended:

They’re making a comeback, somehow: https://webring.xxiivv.com/

I still use both. 99% of Usenet is spam, but there still a few active groups (especially under comp.*). The BBS scene on the other hand, is booming. I see new users every week on my favourite board.