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Reason 8 To Choose Linux 😍
No online account required!
With #Linux you don't need to create an online account to set up or enjoy your new operating system.
As it should be.
It's that simple.
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#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
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#Windows11 :microsoft: requires a Microsoft account to complete the setup process.
No online account, no working computer!
That account enables #OneDrive and saves your files to the cloud, by default. It helps #Microsoft upsell #Microsoft365, #OneDrive, and #GamePass subscriptions. And it means Microsoft can more easily track users across its services.
Whether the user wants it or not.
#EndOf10 #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10
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Yes, there are ways to bypass this restriction … but that's not really a solution, is it?
The solution is to use software that treats users with respect and let's them decide how to best use their computer.
#EndOf10 #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11 #Microsoft
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WED 30 JULY #Linux 🐧install party in #Slovenija #Slovenia (times local)! 🚀
* Linux Install & Android Liberation Party with @kompot, #Ljubljana 17-21h
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/d3cc68f5-de8d-429a-8836-34434d324ede
For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
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#Windows11 collects a lot of data, by default!
This includes browsing and location history, lists of connected devices, typed, handwritten and spoken content, and much more, all sent back to #Microsoft :microsoft:
If you didn't know, now you know.
#EndOf10 #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows10 #Windows
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Reason 9 To Choose Linux 😍
No AI bundling! You decide if you want generative #AI / #LLM tools on your operating system.
There are many reasons to use or not use #genAI.
These tools are powerful, but also power-hungry in training and use.
With a critical eye they may speed up productivity, while feeding you confabulations / hallucinations.
With #Linux 🐧 the choice to have AI on your OS is yours!
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#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
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#Microsoft :microsoft: bundles #genAI tools with #Windows11 - whether the user wants it or not.
This includes #MicrosoftCopilot and the controversial Recall tool.
Why controversial?
#WindowsRecall records all activity on your computer, including messages sent to you. This is why the chat app #Signal has to work around Recall -- to protect your and your contacts' privacy from the #Windows OS!
https://web.archive.org/web/20250629021320/https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows #Windows10
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#WindowsRecall is opt in -- for now. Microsoft can change that at any point. Being #ProprietarySoftware users can do nothing about it.
Disabling #MicrosoftCopilot isn't easy … and in some cases it appears not to stay disabled:
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Reason 10 To Choose Linux 😍
Linux 🐧 is more private, by default
Own and control your data!
Your operating system won't record your key strokes or dictation, collect lists of devices and their Wi-Fi details, or webcams, printers and anything else plugged in and then send that back to Big Tech HQ.
It's possible to avoid data collection altogether, from the start.
With #Linux YOU decide how to share YOUR data.
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#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
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There are rare exceptions of hardware/software statistics being collected automatically -- but these are the exceptions, not the rule.
The majority of commonly-used Linux distributions collect nothing, by default.
Ask your local Linux expert for more information: https://endof10.org
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This Saturday 5 July 🐧 Linux install parties in #Germany and #France (all times local)! 🚀
* Repair-Café Kahlgrund, Niedersteinbach (#Bayern), 10h30-16h
* ComputerCafe Stuttgart Kaltental, #Stuttgart, 13h-17h30
* Premier Samedi du Libre, #Paris, 14h-18h
For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
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New computer with Windows pre-installed? Want to install #Linux 🐧 instead?
You pay for #Windows, even if you don’t use it. That’s unfair and non-transparent.
#Refund4Freedom from @fsfe & @ItaLinuxSociety defends your right to get refunds for unused pre-installed software! 😎
The campaign starts in #Italy 🇮🇹 but will later be extended.
FSFE & ILS support your right to choose your operating system. They also support #EndOf10 to prevent e-waste!
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Want to start a Repair Café in your area?
You can!
Repair Café International enables local groups around the world to start their own:
https://www.repaircafe.org/en/join/start-your-own/
@RepairCafeInternational supports #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!
#RCInternational #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows #Win10
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*KDE for Windows 10 Exiles*
Upgrade your software, not your computer
https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/
In this post #KDE presents Plasma as one of many great interfaces available in #Linux, and they include some tricks for making the migration from #Windows 10 easier.
@kde @be4foss @kde_espana and @kubuntufocus support #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!
Toots do not equal a recommendation.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux #Sustainability #Win10 #Win11
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The End (of Windows 10) is nigh!
On 14 October, #Microsoft will end support for #Win10.
This will turn hundreds of millions of computers that cannot upgrade to #Win11 into security risks and #eWaste.
Yours may be one of them!
But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?
Learn more: https://endof10.org/press
Saved a device from the bin? Tell the world with the hashtag: #EndOf10
#Linux #GNU #GNUlinux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows
This account will become active with the official launch of the website (preliminary date: 28 May)Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer.But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?If you bought your computer after 2010, there's most likely no reason to throw it out. By just installing an up-to-date Linux operating system you can keep using it for years to come.
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