I'm the owner of Minifree Ltd: https://minifree.org/
Minifree sells Libreboot computers to fund development of Libreboot; I'm Libreboot's founder and lead developer.
#libreboot is a free software project, replacing the proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware on supported computers. It offers many security and performance benefits compared to most proprietary firmware, and it's highly configurable.
Your choice of Debian Linux, other distro or BSD.
tl;dr I sell Libreboot, and Libreboot accessories.
@theaardvark @neonbubble
Using a Linux machine for everyday tasks is as easy (if not easier) than using Windows.
The issues arise when you are installing Linux on a non-standard machine, or you are trying to do anything more than everyday tasks.
I'm certainly not tech minded but I've used Linux for years and only hit problems during installation (UEFI which seems to sorted, and Bluetooth drivers which again seems to be a non-issue now).
By choosing a modern, well supported version ('distro') such as Mint or Ubuntu you should have very few issues - even less if you buy a box with Linux preinstalled (which is what I'm intending to do next time).
You can try Linux by running it on most Windows machines by using it on a USB stick.
Linux is no where near as scary as some people want you to believe!
@eruwero @theaardvark @neonbubble
I'd suggest using any program that isn't able to be installed & updated through a package manager. And / or trying to use an installed program in a way the developer didn't intend.
Initially I was thinking in quite narrow terms of 'office' programs, browsers, email and file storage - but maybe that's *too* restrictive a definition.
@MikeFromLFE @theaardvark @neonbubble it's funny, those would be things I would consider easier on a GNU/Linux system than anywhere else, but we might be thinking of different things.
Anyway, there are also things like Flatpak that make it easy to install programs that might not be installable through the package manager, and it's independent of the distro.
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