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   Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Sunday, 26-May-2024 01:39:56 JST Bø!rge

   There's been so many Windows enshitification moments where people say this is our best opportunity for helping more people get their freedom trough #Linux.

   Now we have maybe the best of these moments yet – W11 demanding new PCs, W10 being killed off, and this whole Recall shit.

   Yet, after all this, I've never seen any really newbie friendly website explaining why and how to try Linux – with simple text and elegant design.

   It seems to me the #Gnome designers would be perfect for making this.

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     Mike :nixos: (codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 26-May-2024 01:54:17 JST Mike :nixos:

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     @forteller this is absolutely a passion of mine. What do you think needs to be outlined, explained and taught to newcomers?

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     Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Sunday, 26-May-2024 01:54:17 JST Bø!rge

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     • Mike :nixos:

     @codemonkeymike Off the top of my head: short & sweet at the front, internal links to longer texts explaining more, no technical lingo, lots of screenshots only of GUI. Needs to cover at least:
     - Reasons to drop W (mostly inside a link, no reason to expand on the front page b/c most people there are likely interested)
     - What software can you run and what can you not, inc easy workarounds and who might not be able to switch
     - One recommend distro
     - Easy guide to choose between KDE and Gnome

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     Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Sunday, 26-May-2024 06:01:38 JST Bø!rge

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     • Mike :nixos:

     @codemonkeymike Also:

     - How to install. Serious question: Would it be possible to make a USB flasher that runs in the browser, so that you could just tell the person to plug in a memory stick and press this one button, and it flashes the iso for you with no extra steps? If not, make it as simple as possible, perhaps download a zip with both the iso and flasher inside.
     - Where and how to get support

     The best would be if LUGs started meeting up again and it could connect you to your local LUG