Good for them for standing their ground and not caving to pressure to sell.
Weird situation all around, as the ban really doesn't mean anything with over 200 days to appeal and no action taken to keep American people from using TikTok in the meantime.
We almost have this with the Cinnamon desktop, as the start menu, window controls and shortcut keys are pretty much the same as what regular people loved and were familiar with on Windows XP and Windows 7.
I really do think it is a mindset issue and that no matter how hard you try, people go with what everyone else is using. If that's Windows, then that is what they use.
It is an unthinking mentality.
I do believe that independent video creators have done immense service in challenging this mentality as now it is somewhat likely that people have seen at least some tech videos of people using or recommending alternatives to Microsoft Windows, most prominently Linux.
So the tide is changing... just frustrating slow for me as I have been using Linux for 20 years now.
If you are coming from Windows, I do highly recommend the Cinnamon desktop.
With Linux, you get more choices... which can bring confusion because you aren't used to that with Windows.
The Cinnamon desktop environment is one of perhaps six major desktop environment options, with many more less used options available, too.
Cinnamon is the desktop environment developed by Linux Mint, so is default with that, but you can install and use it easily on many Linux "distos" (distributions of software that are bundled together).
Linux Mint Debian Edition is a good place to get started.
Holy crap! I just realized I passed the 1k follower mark. I think this (in the least) calls for another #Introduction:
I'm a Linux and BSD aficionado who advocates for computer freedom. I post and boost things related to Privacy, Security and the empowerement of #oldcomputers through #FreeSoftware.
As I juggle both a Linux and FreeBSD server - is there a real good reason to pick one shell vs others? They naively seem similarly capable, and it's more a matter of just picking one with good tutorials and running with it? I'm hardly a shell-scripting wizzard. #freebsd#linux
For business reasons, I think I am stuck with figuring out a solution for traditional #email.
I share your sentiments about having and using viable replacements.
#xmpp seems like it has so much promise, but there's doesn't seem to be much movement toward it. We self-host a #prosody xmpp server, so have some experience with it, but not a lot.
I'm running out of time. If I don't have a job in 6 weeks, I am truly fucked. I'm applying to everything I can find that I'm remotely qualified for, and mostly hearing crickets or "fuck you, we aren't moving forward." I've had two entire interviews since September 8. If you're somewhere that needs a REMOTE (willing to travel to client sites) security analyst/pentester/threat researcher at a senior (or even mid) level and you haven't already posted the position on job sites, please let me know. I am very good at what I do, I just need someone to give me a chance to do it.