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From GNU's beginnings and the 1991 Linux kernel to servers, phones, games, and today's desktop, a sourced history of how free software became a practical choice for personal computers.
One hundred reasons to switch to Linux, linked to guides on privacy and control.
Microsoft extended consumer Windows 10 security-update coverage to October 2027. Use the time to decide whether a working PC should move to Linux.
A July 2026 Windows 11 change puts subscription status in Start. What does that reveal about commercial prompts and desktop control?
The operating system sits between you and everything the machine can do.
Disabling a toggle is useful, but it leaves the same vendor deciding which new features and data flows arrive next.
An account decision, service outage, price increase, or unsupported device can interrupt basic work when everything is tied together.
A small organization can lose bargaining power when documents, identity, storage, and collaboration all depend on one recurring contract.
A school that teaches only one vendor's buttons teaches dependence along with computing.
When fixes and design decisions stay private, each customer repeats the same dependency and mistakes.
A hidden implementation forces users to trust assurances about behavior they cannot verify.
A distribution can change its defaults or partnerships.
The word Linux does not promise privacy, support, or a particular update style.
When users have no practical way to inspect or influence core software, a harmful policy can become a take-it-or-leave-it demand.
A neighbor may be told an older computer is obsolete when the actual obstacle is its vendor's support decision.
Access to writing, learning, and communication should not depend on buying a license for every reused computer.
A proprietary workflow can make every job change or vendor change feel like starting over.
A system that offers only a vague error message keeps the owner dependent on a vendor or a replacement purchase.
Automatic sync, suggestions, updates, and analysis can save time while also taking decisions away from the owner.
Unwanted interface changes can impose retraining costs on a household, school, or small business.