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You could just say Linux, lol.
We gotta stop upvoting distro-shilling.
They are probably the best distros for newcomers. I think its an absolutely valid comment.
Right and people that don't know which distros to use will get lost
How are you supposed to get new people in without advising?
I feel bad for the people that get herded by shills.
Switching OS requires proper DD anyway. What's wrong with giving people ideas to start their journey?
Because you people don't actually care about helping others, just shilling what you personally like.
Can you expand on that thought?
The shilling has ideological and logical underpinnings though...
Sure if you don't care about privacy, security and autonomy, this shilling is whatever.
But for anyone freedom enjoyer, it will resonate. That's target.
Do you expect fedi crowd to be shilling corporate parasite solutions?
If so, what's your logic and ideology for that?
Are you ok?
Make sure to report me to reddit for a mental health check dear
So I know for sure I hit the G spot 🐸
And yet here you are on Lemmy, I assume out of your own volition and independent thought
🥱
Yeah, but which one? There are hundreds of distros. There's nothing wrong giving some pointers to begginers out there.
I find that’s very unhelpful to potential Linux converts. They will quickly find out that there are infinite flavors of Linux, become overwhelmed, and give up.
When you are introducing newcomers to Linux, it’s best to make specific suggestions.
Try just telling someone that they need to switch to Linux with no other details. They'll either get confused/overwhelmed by choice, or possibly choose one that isn't user friendly and hate it.
People have to start somewhere, and I see no issue with recommending user friendly distros to get them going.
GNU / Linux :)
Or GNU plus Linux, as I've recently taken to calling it