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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan
When I see all this discussions about Linux, (which one? ), Windows (which one?), I feel I'm lost. I agree with Harry, I choose my computer OS as a tool, not a way of life. I don't feel more tech savvy by running Linux, or more sold to capitalism by running Windows.
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Actually I agree. That's why I use Linux -- because I don't want to spend a lot of time worrying about anti-malware and Windows maintenance (the Registry is a notoriously weak link in the Windows infrastructure).
There was a time when I enjoyed experimenting with different OSes -- Sinclair QL's QDOS, CP/M, DR-DOS, Windows 3.1 (with MS DOS), OS/2, Windows 98, Windows XP -- than various Linuxes (+ Windows 7 on my wife's computer). That time has passed now. I specifically chose the long-term support release version of Linux Mint Mate (2012 to 2017) because I didn't want to play with it or make it "a way of life." I installed it about two and half years ago and I just do automatic updates about every week -- and I get a constantly fresh new version. Meanwhile Windows 8 has come, and will soon go and Linux Mint 13 will still be around for over two more years. Who knows, when (if) I get my new computer, I might install Linux Mint 17 (another LTS release) which will be supported into 2019.
Linux Mint is much easier to install and much easier to maintain than is Windows. And it has longer-term support (if you use the LTS versions).