I've transitioned my 70 plus year old mother into using Linux. Even though she still has a windows machine. When she lays in bad, she uses the laptop, which is a Linux machine, and then her desktop is a Windows machine. So pretty soon, we'll just completely eliminate the Windows OS, and then I'll put something decent on the hardware instead of the virus that is Microsoft. I will predict that there will be a moment where there will be an intense flux of people moving over to Linux. I mean, look at the European Union, they're making smart choices, especially when it comes to privacy and security. I mean, Trump being a dick is actually a blessing in disguise. Europe is moving to open source and using Linux and even in governmental institutions. Remember, Microsoft is an American company. As these fucking idiots start destroying things, they also destroy the ground that they're standing on, which is fucking hilarious. You'll see. Fascist burn bright but short for they are the fuck boys of capitalism in crisis.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Same. I just moved my 77 year old mother to Mint (LMDE). It went very smoothly. The only complaint has been that Thunderbird does not suggest addresses from people that have emailed her in the past when she is sending a new message. This is just because it is a fresh install. It will learn these over time.

I used the Windows 10 end-of-support as an excuse. The real value though will be to get off the treadmill that made her create a Microsoft account and pin that she did not want and that will certainly subject her to a bunch of advertising and AI in the future.