Subj : Re: Computer operating system of choice?
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Feb 08 2022 15:09:11

 Ar> Also, if your grandpa asks you for help with his computer, if his
 Ar> computer is running something wildly different than what you are used
 Ar> to, it is going to take you 5 extra minutes while you remember how his
 Ar> OS is managed. Now imagine if you set a lonely FreeBSD appliance and you
 Ar> never touch it in 6 months until something cracks and you have to
 Ar> troubleshoot it. YOu are going to waste a quarter an hour relearning the
 Ar> OS only. Maybe it would have served you better to install the same thing
 Ar> you are running everywhere else, even if it is worse for that task, if
 Ar> just because you are guaranteed to have the know-how for it.

That is why I'm getting my wife a Linux laptop instead of the Apple that she is used to.  She can use KDE, and from her POV, she mostly uses just the
browser anyway.  But when the question "How do I ..." gets asked, I'd be able to help.  Whether it is automating backups, syncing the photos with the main desktop, networking, troubleshooting, I'll be able to get it up and running.

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