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Re: Canonical (was Re: Ubuntu LTS no longer updates Universe repository)

  • Subject: Re: Canonical (was Re: Ubuntu LTS no longer updates Universe repository)
  • From: Dianne Skoll <dianne [ at ] skoll [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2023 17:39:55 -0500
On Sun, 5 Mar 2023 17:35:59 -0500
J C Nash <profjcnash [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote:

> Ubuntu has helped raise usage of Linux, especially Debian and Mint
> and MX. But they've also introduced some slime. Fortunately, with
> open source, we can largely avoid the lock-in that Windows and MacOS
> entail.

That is indeed the saving grace!  Free Software / Open Source FTW!
Switching from Ubuntu to Debian (or some other Debian-derived distro)
is pretty painless all things considered... much easier than switching
from Windows or MacOS to anything else.

Regards,

Dianne.

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