On 3/31/26 17:19, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:02:30 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
On 3/31/26 2:20 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
Apple and Microsoft users need to get used to the fact that
“support” is not something exclusively tied to some proprietary
platform owner.
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store ...
Unfortunately “Linux” isn’t a brand belonging to some monster megacorp >> that can afford a multi-million-dollar publicity campaign to tell
everyone how wonderful it is. It’s not going to fall into your lap;
you’re going to have to work for it.
Do you have a local store like PBTech? Somebody in there will likely
know something about Linux. They were quite helpful when I made it
clear I didn’t want a Windows OS on my last system build.
If memory serves, Linux PCs were sold in some US stores ... Best Buy?
In any event, those brick & mortars dropped that product years ago, so
it clearly wasn't a viably profitable business for them.
In double-checking to a local PC specialty shop near(ish) me, I find
that they currently have one Linux PC available for sale (2 units remaining): an HP "Z8 Fury G5 AI Workstation" with a 3.1GHz Xeon
W5-3435X, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD.
MSRP $3999 ... for sale for $1999.99
YMMV, but that sounds like a "clearance" special to me.
-hh
Tom Elam wrote:
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store so I can go talk to
somebody about which of the ~600 active distros fits my needs.
With freedom to choose comes the responsibility to learn-about or ask
or try different options.
For desktop computing, a small amount of research may be needed. A
simple google search and reading an article or two will usually
narrow-down the selection to a few distros to try. But I suspect that
you already knew this.
Preferably one that supports tablets, phones and a watch.
For devices like that, you should probably choose between Android and
iOS.
On 4/1/26 7:42 AM, chrisv wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store so I can go talk to
somebody about which of the ~600 active distros fits my needs.
With freedom to choose comes the responsibility to learn-about or ask
or try different options.
For desktop computing, a small amount of research may be needed. A
simple google search and reading an article or two will usually
narrow-down the selection to a few distros to try. But I suspect that
you already knew this.
Preferably one that supports tablets, phones and a watch.
For devices like that, you should probably choose between Android and
iOS.
So actually I looked at Linux generically. Discovered that most of the software I use will not run on the OS. The real investment becomes
finding substitutes. Unless all you need is a browser, word processor, spreadsheet and email. And all your current hardware happens to have
drivers available. A Linux advocate once told me if something does not
work just write my own driver. No thanks.
On 4/1/26 7:42 AM, chrisv wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:So actually I looked at Linux generically. Discovered that most of the software I use will not run on the OS. The real investment becomes
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store so I can go talk to
somebody about which of the ~600 active distros fits my needs.
With freedom to choose comes the responsibility to learn-about or ask
or try different options.
For desktop computing, a small amount of research may be needed. A
simple google search and reading an article or two will usually
narrow-down the selection to a few distros to try. But I suspect that
you already knew this.
Preferably one that supports tablets, phones and a watch.
For devices like that, you should probably choose between Android and
iOS.
finding substitutes. Unless all you need is a browser, word processor, spreadsheet and email. And all your current hardware happens to have
drivers available. A Linux advocate once told me if something does not
work just write my own driver. No thanks.
At Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:12:52 -0400, Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/1/26 7:42 AM, chrisv wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:So actually I looked at Linux generically. Discovered that most of the
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store so I can go talk to
somebody about which of the ~600 active distros fits my needs.
With freedom to choose comes the responsibility to learn-about or ask
or try different options.
For desktop computing, a small amount of research may be needed. A
simple google search and reading an article or two will usually
narrow-down the selection to a few distros to try. But I suspect that
you already knew this.
Preferably one that supports tablets, phones and a watch.
For devices like that, you should probably choose between Android and
iOS.
software I use will not run on the OS. The real investment becomes
finding substitutes. Unless all you need is a browser, word processor,
spreadsheet and email. And all your current hardware happens to have
drivers available. A Linux advocate once told me if something does not
work just write my own driver. No thanks.
Uh huh.
So actually I looked at Linux generically. Discovered that most of the software I use will not run on the OS. The real investment becomes
finding substitutes. Unless all you need is a browser, word processor, spreadsheet and email. And all your current hardware happens to have
drivers available. A Linux advocate once told me if something does not
work just write my own driver. No thanks.
At Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:12:52 -0400, Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/1/26 7:42 AM, chrisv wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:So actually I looked at Linux generically. Discovered that most of the
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store so I can go talk to
somebody about which of the ~600 active distros fits my needs.
With freedom to choose comes the responsibility to learn-about or ask
or try different options.
For desktop computing, a small amount of research may be needed. A
simple google search and reading an article or two will usually
narrow-down the selection to a few distros to try. But I suspect that
you already knew this.
Preferably one that supports tablets, phones and a watch.
For devices like that, you should probably choose between Android and
iOS.
software I use will not run on the OS. The real investment becomes
finding substitutes. Unless all you need is a browser, word processor,
spreadsheet and email. And all your current hardware happens to have
drivers available. A Linux advocate once told me if something does not
work just write my own driver. No thanks.
Uh huh.
On 4/14/26 8:25 AM, vallor wrote:
At Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:12:52 -0400, Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
wrote:
On 4/1/26 7:42 AM, chrisv wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:So actually I looked at Linux generically. Discovered that most of the
Let me have the address of the local Linux Store so I can go talk to >>>>> somebody about which of the ~600 active distros fits my needs.
With freedom to choose comes the responsibility to learn-about or ask
or try different options.
For desktop computing, a small amount of research may be needed. A
simple google search and reading an article or two will usually
narrow-down the selection to a few distros to try. But I suspect that >>>> you already knew this.
Preferably one that supports tablets, phones and a watch.
For devices like that, you should probably choose between Android and
iOS.
software I use will not run on the OS. The real investment becomes
finding substitutes. Unless all you need is a browser, word processor,
spreadsheet and email. And all your current hardware happens to have
drivers available. A Linux advocate once told me if something does not
work just write my own driver. No thanks.
Uh huh.
Notice how Tom admits needing his computer to "support" his "watch".
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