OK #Linux community, listen up.

MS have done it again and people are looking for a way out.

DON'T TREAT NEWBIES LIKE SHIT.

DON'T ATTACK PEOPLE FOR ASKING QUESTIONS.

DON'T ATTACK PEOPLE FOR HAVING PROBLEMS.

DON'T TELL PEOPLE TO "GOOGLE IT" WHEN THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY KNOW WHAT TO SEARCH FOR, OR HOW TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS THEY'D FIND.

DON'T BE A DICK.

@PurpleJillybeans We need to emphasize that (a) you can run Linux from a usb live (or DVD more slowly) and (b) some distros will dual boot with Windows (until you are happy to renounce Windows). There also needs to be a friendly place for questions (other than Distrowatch which is too advanced).