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Author: Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
CC: Joe Neglia
Subject: Re: Microsoft Windows Deadline—10 Days To Update Or Stop Using Your PC
It may be mostly functional, but is WSL exempt from all the telemetry that
'Doze is notorious for?

On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 10:14 AM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss <
> wrote:

> It was the release of Windows Vista that first pushed me to embrace Linux
> full time. I've gone through cycles here and there, and although my primary
> PC is a Windows Surface Pro tablet, my entire homelab is 100% Linux/BSD.
>
> Small side note, Windows 11 isn't as awful as I had originally thought,
> and WSL is surprisingly functional. One could very easily operate entirely
> in WSL for a great majority of the day-to-day operations. The newest 24H2
> update integrated SUDO, which is really amazing!
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Alexander
>
> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 09:08 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I know this is a Linux list so this might be a little or maybe a lot off
>> topic. This is a good reason to embrace Linux and go MS free. It is my
>> goal to quit using MS by this time next year when MSW10 hits end of
>> life.
>>
>> There is a Forbes article titled "Microsoft Windows Deadline—10 Days To
>> Update Or Stop Using Your PC".
>>
>>
>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/10/19/microsoft-warning-for-14-billion-windows-10-windows-11-users-get-free-upgrade/
>>
>> I am surprised this has not been mentioned on the list.
>>
>> After reading the article it appears there has been some negligence on
>> MS's part.
>>
>> Keith
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