Washington, Oregon, and California would make nice Canadian provinces.

While I do not disagree, it is important to realize that this was named in early 90’s.

When Windows NT was released, an important aspect of the architecture was the idea that it had “sub-systems” to provide app compatibility.

The Win32 sub-system (Windows apps) was just one of them. It’s full name was the Windows sub-system for Win32.

There was also the sub-system for POSIX (UNIX compatibility to win government contracts) and the sub-system for OS/2. OS/2 was interesting as it was still expected to be the important competitor and because it was originally going to be a Microsoft OS so Microsoft had customers that had written OS/2 apps.

The Windows sub-system for POSIX was never any good. It was just good enough to check boxes and win procurement contracts. Windows NT became quite successful and UNIX compatibility was not important.

That is, until Linux became popular.

So, when Microsoft added Linux application compatibility to Windows, it was naturally to call it the Windows sub-system for Linux.

I agree that the name sucks but it makes sense in a historical context.

This is just an ad for a satellite exploration company. It is not even that big a deal.

From the article, “That potential would place Cisco among the largest hard-rock lithium deposits now being tracked in the James Bay region.”

So, not even the biggest in the area.

Also, Sodium Ion is about to make Lithium much less of a big deal.

Still great economically but hardly as world changing as the headline makes out.

It starts off strong: "Upgrade your software, not your computer". This is a great slogan that says exactly the right thing.

That said, I do not think the message should start off with such heavy fear-mongering. "Your computer is toast" is too much. A lot of people are going to immediately discount everything you say after that as biased and untrustworthy. Too much, too soon in the pitch.

Simply start off by saying that Windows 10 EOL is coming October 14. Simple. Factual. Accurate. Potentially educational. Ask " Did you know that a new computer running Windows 11 is not the only option? Installing KDE Plasma and Linux on your current computer may be a better choice." Honestly, it should be about as long as I have written here and then get into the benefits.

The emphasis should be on selling Plasma and Linux, not on bashing Windows. That said, the "what you will miss" section does raise good points that should be much earlier in the pitch. Switching means "no ads", "no registrations", "no subscriptions", more control over updates and app choices, less spyware, and fewer viruses. Again, you do not have to directly slam Windows, just emphasize that these are benefits that Linux / Plasma user enjoy. I would not say "what you will miss". I would say "what will you get".

I think it is not only ok but important to be honest that switching will take some effort. Highlight that, no matter what you use your computer for, there are apps available for KDE and Linux to do what you need. In many cases, they are the same apps you use already. However, it will also be common that the Windows apps you use today are not available and you will need to use something new. You do not have to hide from that. But do not make it sound so scary or even inevitable. The last person that I switched to Linux used Thunderbird and Firefox as their two most used applications. Most of the rest of what they did (other than printing) is web based. For them, the switch was not about using new applications at all. A better approach may be a sister site asking what software they use now and identifying alternatives so they can self-assess how difficult a transition might be. If this is done, it should be a in a resources or next steps section at the end. Do not link them away from the pitch.

Absolutely say that many Windows games run on Linux via SteamOS and Proton. Gamers are a big demographic.

It is at this point in the presentation that I would emphasize more strongly that staying on Windows 10 is not really viable longer term. People will have to switch, even if it is to Windows 11. Do you you want to switch your operating system or your computer? Get back to that excellent tagline. I think this question hits harder after you have done some convincing that KDE / Linux might work for them. There are benefits to moving to Linux. You cannot avoid the pain of leaving Windows 10. If you are going to go through a disruption, now is the time to try an alternative. And with that thought, really drive home that the economic side of the equation. On Linux, nobody will force you to pay for software unless you want to. On Linux, nobody will force you to buy a new computer unless you want to. Time to say no to Microsoft and take control of your computer. You cannot send this strong message until you have made people "feel" why they would want to.

The "for the technically minded" should be near the end. I think it is fine to mention it. Perhaps the spin should be that you will never outgrow Linux as even very technical users will find all they need. In fact, most of the technology industry and "the cloud" are driven by Linux already. It could be spun less as "Linux is really complicated" and more "those in the know have already made the switch". Then emphasize again that it is friendly enough for everyone. And then maybe finish off with direction on how to get started and where to get help.

Overall though, great to see the Linux community trying to take advantage of this opportunity. The message will reach some people. Even the Windows magazine article slamming the KDE initiative is marketing that will educate more Windows users that there even is another alternative. Great stuff.

Bad news. Trump is buying Potash from Belarus and energy from Russia. Canada is moving away from the US but the US is moving away from Canada.

Trump is busy assembling the new Axis of Evil.

I do not recommend Arch to new users but I really wish people would have a point supported by evidence when they post.

There is no 50 page manual to install EndeeavourOS or CachyOS, the two distros mentioned in the graphic. Both are as easy to point and click install as Fedora and maybe easier than Debian. The better hardware support makes the install much more likely to succeed. They both have graphical installers and lead you by the hand. In fact, when it comes to EOS, its entire identify is making Arch easy to install and to provide sensible defaults so that everything works out of the box. And of the 80,000 packages in Arch/AUR, less than 20 of them are unique to EOS (mostly theming).

There are lots of things to complain about regarding Arch related distros. Or maybe there isn’t if we have to lie about them.

Time for Republicans to admit that Trump was a DEI hire.

Real question, why do you say that?

My read is that they are saying the doctor should have said “it is your choice”. Instead, the doctor said “it needs to be up to your future husband”. This is worse than the FUD about why their future husband would not like it.

Where is the sexism?

“reactionary”. Self-aware much?

I do not know either of you.

That said, on the one hand we have a guy that trivial research reveals has been dramatically transparent about his own life, struggles, and frailty in a really humble and disarming way. He shares his talent freely not only with code but mentorship and teaching. He has created a thriving and closer-knit community working together to do interesting and valuable things ( OS and browser ). His somewhat famous tagline is “well, hello friends”. He has also showcased both his wife and other females on his channel. Unless I misunderstand the term “incel”, you are demonstrably and factually wrong on that front at least. The biggest complaint I could find about him elsewhere is that his is “too neutral”. Perhaps that is at play here.

On the other hand, we have somebody directly peddling destruction, slander, and hate ( you ). And why? As far as I can tell, the only contribution the SerenityOS founder has made to this “discussion” is the sentence “This project is not an appropriate arena to advertise your personal politics.”. Is that really it? Overreaction?

That sentence spawned all of this? I must have misunderstood which of you we were labelling as “reactionary”.

Regardless of if the project should have accepted the commit or not ( a valid debate ), I cannot possibly side with this reaction. It is awful.

Downvotes welcome. I would rather be ethical than popular.

I want everybody to get this stuff as soon as possible but, in this case, I agree with Ubuntu.

They do not support Wayland on NVIDIA in 24.04 at all. So, this cannot be a bug fix. It has been worked on for a long time. It is a new feature.

Whether you like Systemd or not, let’s not spread disinformation.

All these things still exist with Systemd. They are just called Systemd dash something. Also, while Systemd is feature rich, it is pretty heavy relative to many alternatives.

Distros that avoid Systemd typically do so because they consider it bloated and possibly insecure.

If you are a fan of Systemd, it is probably because you like the standardization and the integration across previously disparate services. That makes sense. If you think it is making your system faster or lighter, you have not explored the alternatives. Obviously Systemd was a big leap forward in init. Other systems have appeared that also work really well but they are probably too late to matter mainstream. The “market” has spoken and Systemd is the winner.

Well , except the pacman part. The chroot part should certainly work.