The first thing to bring to the process is curiosity. Linux is not Windows and doesn’t operate in the same way.

What you think of a normal Windows behaviour, is unlikely to work in the same way under Linux.

In Linux everything is represented within the filesystem. This means that you’ll find USB ports, soundcards, hard drive devices, mouse, as well as running processes, open files, memory and even the CPU as well as everything else to run a modern computer represented inside the filesystem directory structure you’re presented with.

The Linux kernel is the heart of every system. Each flavour or distribution (distro) of Linux package up their ideas for the best way to use the kernel, offering different ways to install applications, drivers, user interface, etc. The variety is endless.

Note that within each distro are multiple versions. Each distro is distinct and unlikely to do things in the same way, so instructions found online for one might not apply to another.

The vast majority of software available is packaged from source by a distro and made available to you as a package.

You can compile anything from source, but that is a very deep rabbit hole, something you’d want to shy away from for the first year at least.

Packages have dependencies which most package managers attempt to deal with. This works fine if you use the same distro, but has a very high chance of breaking things if you start pulling packages from other distros or versions.

Much can be achieved with a GUI, but the real magic happens on the command line.

To get started, set aside an old machine, or build a virtual machine on your Windows PC and start learning.

I’ve been using Linux daily since 1999, and I’d recommend that you start with Debian. It’s stable, highly compatible, has a massive package collection and is properly documented.

Other distros like Ubuntu are (loosely) based on it.

Whatever you do, take it slow, make regular backups of your data and ask questions.

It appears to be an attempt to monetize open source software, something which should in my opinion be applauded, given the trillions of dollars made off the backs of software developers who contributed to OSS without ever getting compensation, something that’s required to have a roof over your head and food to eat.

Another approach being attempted in this space is by Bruce Perens (of Open Source fame).

He’s calling his efforts Post Open: https://postopen.org/

Disclaimer: I contributed to the community conduct document.

Incidents like this are a perfect excuse for the bean counters and marketing experts to chime in and recommend that the firmware be updated specifically to block third party ink or toner.

There’s no downside, the world is already trash talking your company, even if you didn’t do anything wrong, but while it’s happening, you get to sell a shitload more ink and toner.

Now you can consider yourself an “Award Winning Author”.

For the lack multiple upvotes, here’s a “silver” coin.

Might have to consider some Oscar generic awards ceremony worthy credits before long, mind you, finding the name of the obstetrician who birthed me is going to be a challenge.

I also noticed a distinct lack of family genealogy in your signature, if it wasn’t for our primordial ooze ancestors, neither of us would be here today.

This is going to require “some” research.

Hmm … I wonder if embedded YouTube iframes work … purely for bandwidth testing purposes of course.

I just discovered another missing attribute from my signature:

Hi mom!

So … adding a pronoun to every single email on the planet kills one person?

Can we nominate that person … there’s a few that come to mind.

On a more serious note, the article is crapping on about pronouns and land acknowledgements as if they’re what’s killing people.

Here’s a thought, what about AI, or what about the biggest carbon emitting companies, 57 account for 80% of emissions?

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/since-2016-80-percent-of-global-co2-emissions-come-from-just-57-companies-report-shows-180984118/

This article is nothing to do with killing people, it’s everything to do with killing pronouns and eliminating land acknowledgements.

Look for any common condition using any search engine and discover just how misinformed the global population really is.

I am an ICT professional with over 40 years experience and in my own field it’s often obvious how a technical response sounds right but is in reality absolute bollocks.

I know from lived medical experience that the same is true for medicine. However, being outside my own field it’s much harder to detect, even with quotes and citations.

Ooh … there’s going to be a lot of fun had with this… I wonder if you can use blink tags and animated gifs … strictly for educational purposes … I’ll be right back …

“Your proposal is acceptable.”

“Your proposal is acceptable.”

Block and Report … it’s similar to Like and Subscribe … but different.

You can save a post, but I’ve not seen the ability to subscribe to a post.

Block and Report … it’s similar to Like and Subscribe … but different.

Block and Report … it’s similar to Like and Subscribe … but different.

Uhm, who are you feeding that half cat to?

You can tell the difference between a household where the cat is in charge, from one where humans rule based entirely on the weight of the cat …

There’s photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/accodozer/albums/72157630404839770

It’s common practise to test each other’s commitment and preparedness, China vs. Taiwan, China vs. Australia and New Zealand, North Korea vs. South Korea, North Korea vs. Japan, USA vs. everyone, Israel vs. all neighbours, etc. etc.

One day humanity might grow out of this childish behaviour, but not in our lifetimes.