Why Linux and Why Now

4 pointsposted 2 days ago
by robenkleene

2 Comments

d3Xt3r

a day ago

> Framework machine with Fedora

Unfortunately Framework only ships to a limited amount of countries, and they also prohibit commercial resale and go out of their way to block parcel forwarders. So as a result, it's not available for ~90% of the world's population, so I wouldn't recommend it as a general recommendation for a global audience.

> I use Project Bluefin which I’ve found to be fantastic

Why Bluefin and not Aurora (KDE)?

> You can get Ubuntu pre-installed (I heard that’s the better choice over Fedora for Lenovo) and select from a few curated options

Not sure where you heard this from, but Ubuntu is possibly one of the worst Linux distros you could've recommended. It might work fine initially, but it will eventually break during regular usage/updates (generally due to Snap, or due to other Canonical shenanigans). Even if you disable Snap, there's a good chance it may break during a dist-upgrade. See: https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/02/05/done-with-ubuntu/ and the related HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42949222

breve

2 days ago

> Email clients are trash on Linux. I do not care what anyone tells you. Trash.

I'll tell you Thunderbird is good.