@namark I have been using Microsoft op systems for a long time, and can work very comfortably in them. Windows 10 is their best version in recent times, although I do love NT 4 Workstation, now left as a memory.

I have tried and installed Linux in the past, the first time as a full night dial up download session. But never stuck to it, asa I felt uncomfortable and unproductive.

Will give it a try again, have free space reserved in various systems for that eventually happening.

@design_RG :D interesting gut reaction, I guess you have been pressured to do that by others before?

It's just bizarre seeing those things piled up together, as some kind of happy union, and in context of freedom of all things. Might be a lot to take in at once but maybe look into fsf.org or libreplanet.org.

@namark In a network where we see jokes about people running Ubuntu as being #lame and a guy replies saying he's on Android, PlemeLame, yeah. 😜

You could say there's some subtle peer pressure, lol...

j/k, I don't mind. I am a power user in Windows environment, with network and sys admin skill I don't have in other systems. Never used a Mac. Linux is something I tried, and should do again for the technical merits.

I enjoy performance, and good tools. whichever system you are on, if it makes you productive, I would say it's a good one.

Thanks for the suggestions though. I have seen some pointers to OpenSUSE recently, any thoughts on that one?

@design_RG Those were more about providing general context on the freedom "war", rather than specific software recommendations.

If I have to recommend something I'll say start with the most popular one (which would be ubuntu I guess), since it would be easier to find support/guides for it. Once you're comfortable with the fundamentals, you can move to a more obscure one that suits you better like openSUSE.

@namark That is good advice, thank you. 👍