Post AzLBm8OfFBAlYtebRo by Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org
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(DIR) Post #AwithLA28UYDGxNzO4 by b0rk@social.jvns.ca
2025-07-31T17:12:59Z
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do any of you have organizations in your city that help people install Linux on old unused computers to give the hardware a new life? would love a link to their website!also curious about what people end up using the machines for in practice, especially if they’re used by non-programmers
(DIR) Post #AwithMIvstGOoqYbtg by b0rk@social.jvns.ca
2025-07-31T18:15:34Z
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i’m especially curious to hear about efforts and resources to help people install linux that really centre the needs of the user, especially for non-programmersI feel like linux nerds (i’m one of them!) have a very well deserved bad reputation of exaggerating how easy it is to use Linux (“you don’t need photoshop, just use the GIMP!”🙄) and I’d love to see examples of people doing it in a better way(2/?)
(DIR) Post #AwithN6YuMxjIlmFFo by b0rk@social.jvns.ca
2025-07-31T21:12:08Z
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a few things I learned from this thread:- https://endof10.org/places/ has a list of a lot of Linux cafes etc in Europe- some cities in North America have a FreeGeek organization- https://tinker.sh/ is a Linux distro that's just for distraction-free writing(3/?)
(DIR) Post #AzLBm8OfFBAlYtebRo by Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org
2025-07-31T19:32:22Z
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@b0rk I'm not a programmer and Linux just sounds too daunting. Plus I need very specific programs for work that I'm guessing aren't compatible with Linux. A couple years ago I switched from a Windows laptop to a Mac because Apple is slightly less evil.
(DIR) Post #AzLBm9r3p5Tu5FwnLc by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2025-10-18T17:41:48.592828Z
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@Jennifer @b0rk it sounds daunting because you've probably lived your whole life in a proprietary world that makes it seem daunting. They make you think this on purpose