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Binkie The Clown

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10. Linux is FOSS "Free Open Source Software"

Reply to at140 (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 07:18 PM

Jan 2020

No cost, no fees, no license. And it is far less prone to hacking.

On Edit: Check out the FOSS forum here at DU: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1097
Lots of good info about Linux and Mint (which is a particular flavor of easy-to-install Linux)

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You tube videos freeze after windows 10 update [View all] Boxerfan Jan 2020 OP

I am keeping my tried and true Windows 7 at140 Jan 2020 #1

recently got 10. hardly any functional diffs from 7. went thru and turned off stuff msongs Jan 2020 #2

You did Exactly what I did LOL at140 Jan 2020 #4

There's a cure for Windows 10. Binkie The Clown Jan 2020 #3

Thanks, but I am in no mood to learn any new operating system at140 Jan 2020 #5

I'm 75 and I had no problem shifting to Linux Mint Binkie The Clown Jan 2020 #8

Good info, how vulnerable is Linux to hacking? at140 Jan 2020 #9

Linux is FOSS "Free Open Source Software" Binkie The Clown Jan 2020 #10

You might need to download new drivers for Windows 10. TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #6

Apparently this is a common bug Boxerfan Jan 2020 #7