@killyourfm @fritjof Mint will be the distro I will introduce my family to as well. My younger brother might benefit from a more bleeding-edge distro in the future, but stability matters a lot after all!

@killyourfm I told my mom and my little brother that they should at least give Linux a go before they consider buying new hardware.

My brother could possibly use the upgrade anyways, but my mom only uses the PC for browsing the web and occasionally edits a document or two using LibreOffice. Both of those activities are great under Linux, so yeah

@codemonkeymike I like Linux, although I'm not a "guru" Just a slightly above-average enjoyer of gaming and software-usage on my PC.

As for the "enough people" comment folks usually give; it's about quality, not quantity And there is plenty of quality conversations to be had here at the Fediverse

At the end of the day, SoMe is just a tool. You have to ask yourself what your end-goal with using it is. If it's purely reach, then sure maybe BS is better?

@codemonkeymike I'm very happy about the direction Valve has taken things. I'm happy that they recognise the value of retaining an open and mostly FOSS solution for games, and their mentality shows in the open nature of the Deck. And it's a perfect example of what can be possible if you're allowed to truly own your hardware, unlike most modern consoles where they do all they can to lock you down to their artificial solutions.

I just wanted to make a post of gratitude and #Appreciation to the makers and maintainers of #Wine and #Lutris. Thanks to you, not only are almost all of my games playable on #Linux, but many of my older games are also accessible to me on my modern hardware Currently started playing The Longest Journey (Den Lengste Reisen) today, with Norwegian dialogue and voice acting from the oooold OG discs sold here in Norway.

#LinuxGaming #Norge #Norwegian #TheLongestJourney #Dreamfall #FOSS #ThankYou