On Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:55:48 -0400 David Patte via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > But I now recognize that Microsoft has done a lot to provide numerous > features to the non-technical. My late Mom, who was certainly non-technical, used the XFCE4 desktop on Debian just fine. Considering she used pretty much just four programs (Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and Zoom) the OS was mostly irrelevant to her. My brother-in-law, also very non-technical, has the same setup. > I think we have to accept Windows, and its associated products, for the > mainstream users, but use linux-based systems for internal systems. I think we can't afford the national security risk. The USA has gone rogue. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org