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Re:‘Re-education’, forced labour and surveillance beyond Xin... by aptidude187 on Sunday March 01, 2020 @03:30PM (#22459097)
I'll check out the Pinebook and Linux Mint, thank you for the concrete suggestions!

> at this point the Linux ecosystem and its various distros can do just about everything Windows and Mac could, this isn't the 90s anymore.

That's good to hear! I used Ubuntu in University for a short while and it seemed quite well developed, the problem was that I was bound to some tools that were only available on Windows/Mac, such that I couldn't adopt it as my main OS. Anyways I appreciate your constructive input, thanks.

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Re:‘Re-education’, forced labour and surveillance beyond Xin... by asdff on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:36PM (#22459536)
You could always dual boot Windows if it's critical. You don't need a registration for windows 10. All it will do is put up a little disclaimer in the bottom right corner and occasionally nag you, but otherwise there is no reason to pay for Windows anymore.
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