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There is plenty of money to be made from opensource projects. How can you not understand this crucial point? Free does not mean Free as in Free Beer. Everyone's got to pay....and pay, as Lou said that the Sugar Fairy said.... Plenty of money to be made from the opensource movement. And, no need to be a total FING Monopoly, either. Even those giving head know this.

Still, if one wishes to get back to the original Topic, then.... There is no doubt that SUSE Linux should be plenty for my purposes. And, SUSE is entirely FREE for non-Enterprise users. This is the way to go, IMHO.

And I will never, again, buy a laptop.

In fact, it is not so easy to survive.... With...or Without money. Please witness the fate of Steve Jobs....for example.... THE ULTIMATE CONTROL FREAK.... Plenty of money... Yet... Dead as a Doornail. Jobs trusted in fruit. Jobs believed that eating fruit might protect him from death. What a nutcase.

What is with out money? Are you a teacher of English?

What's wrong with you, Mr. Frog? Have you no ability to understand that it is the license which costs money? Any FING idiot can install Windows on a computer. It is only the FING license fee that I object to. Hop away, Sir!

ZERO Mostel.... Not about the money. It's about staying alive.....

Whatever happens to the computer.... Blessings, Sir. Tks!

These NITWITS did their best to kill Linux. They are EVIL.... Evil Nitwits, for sure.

I am a tech guy. I can install Windows, myself. And, I have been doing so for four decades, already.... Honest!

I doubt it. Might be baloney. IF I were to buy a license, then I would buy from Microsoft. But then, I might also buy a Dog Collar from M$, as a gift with purchase. There are many bogus offerings floating around, which are not the real deal. I would not pay a penny for anything not confirmed from Microsoft. As Barnum once said..... You are a SUCKER.....when something is just too good to be true.

Still waiting..... Tell me where! I will buy for USD20.00 Waiting.... Waiting....

Right. We can wait until hell freezes over before MS will sell us a license for Windows 11, for USD20.00. What nonsense! Now, feel free to embalm me, if you will.... Also: There are important differences between Home and Pro. For one thing, memory. And then, there are other differences. So, I would be suspect of the poster's post.

Replying: 1. Almost agree 2. I do not agree unless you can show me where to buy a valid Windows license for under USD 20 Conclusion: Show me where I can buy a Standard Windows license for under USD20, and I will buy it. Waiting..... Waiting.... Waiting....

Concerning the pain of childbirth: I have no sympathy for the SECOND TIME AROUND. a. I feel great empathy for the the first birth. b. But, not for the second birthing.... It's like this: a. You hit yourself in the head with a hammer, and that smarts, Big Time. b. And then, you hit yourself in the head with a hammer, the second time? Life is just so illogical to me, I guess.

If childbirth were actually painful, then... They would not continue to do the same thing.... Over, and over, again. Would they? There must be a lot of pleasure in that pain, I would think. Although, I don't know why.

Thank you. I would buy a genuine version of Windows 11 PRO for 800 Baht. Where to buy? Please let me know. This would be a good deal. Also, the software must be fully registered with Microsoft Corp. Please update where to buy for this price. Tks.

OK. So, I agree with you., in that, I will soon stop using Windows....forever. I just need to use a very few applications which are not yet ported to Linux. And, for these, I just need to find a workaround. You like Mint. OK. But, I like SUSE distro, and I like to use KDE for my desktop. I have been using SUSE for over two decades, I think...and so... This is what I am used to.... maybe.....

Really? I am using over 24 Gmail accounts on my Windows computers. I have nine Gmail accounts named after the planets, ... Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter YOUR ANUS Saturn Neptune Etc..... I also am using other Gmail accounts on my Windows computer, such as: CPC.licks.Maos.Anus AT gmail.com Which, I might add, is my favorite.

Interesting. So, do you like the Chromebook? The Chromebook was introduced quite some time ago, or at least, the concept of a Chromebook, which was intended to have much of its storage in the cloud, instead of on HD, itself. For sure, it seems that MS is attempting to reap more money from Windows users. And, it seems that some companies are hoping for a Monthly Subscription paid by users. Maybe YouTube is doing the same thing? And, WHO is running these companies, NOW, anyway? Maybe, these companies are being run by a totally different generation, compared to the generation who originally founded these companies. AND, maybe this new generation will drive these companies into the ground, if they continue to antagonize their users. Some day, if they keep this up, then the majority of their customer base will leave. However, what is the alternative? Apple OS Windows OS Linux OS Not much of a choice for the common computer user.

I will go with Linux, for the future of my teaching. FK....Windows. This might require a bit of adaptation, though.

You just need to be grounded... Unless... You want to fry your motherboard, in some cases.... But, normally, this issue is not a problem. The main concern is static electricity, if one is assembling a computer in a very LOW humidity environment. Just stand on a stone floor. Or,.... https://www.fiercepc.co.uk/blog/guides/grounding-methods https://www.fiercepc.co.uk/blog/guides/grounding-methods So far, I have never fried a motherboard, or a HDD, or whatever, in my life.

Maybe I am NUTZO? But, maybe not so crazy, actually, as most here might think. And, who are the nuts, anyway???? Obviously, the nuts are the software companies who wish us to pay through the nose to boost profits in a diminishing market. THIS IS WHY I HAVE CHOSEN TO GO..... FULL OPENSOURCE. After almost a decade of shifting from Linux to Windows, .... Now, this is the time when I will shift back to installing Linux on my new computer. FK Windows. I can no longer pay the price of the intrusiveness of Windows, nor the price to install Windows on my computer. ............................ Just a very few years ago, one of my computers was dropped on the floor. And the hard drive crashed. And the Windows OS crashed with it..... I tried to call MS to get a new license, after providing the serial number for this machine. But, they made the entire process difficult. So difficult that I just gave up, since the time spent was not worth it. .......................... So, I say.... FK MS. Some day, this company will get the message. Meanwhile, I will go back to using Linux. There will be some tradeoffs, such as not being able to use some software programs, natively. But, then....FK them, because they are monopolies, and they act like NITWIT Czars. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Of course, using Linux is not for everyone. I have used Linux-Desktop for many years, and I like it. I don't use Gnome, that crappy Gnome. I use KDE, which is better. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The guys at Windows are nothing but LICE who feed off of the blood of good human beings. And so, I will NOT be a party to this bloodsucking. Instead, I will just install Linux on my new computer...and.... FK Windows products. Regards.... Note: That guy Balmer was a TOTAL a-HOLE....truly. (I will do without that a-Hole, and I hope you will, too.) .............. There are some things you cannot easily do with the Linux Desktop. But, I can do everything I need to do with OpenSUSE, for sure. FK MS

Thank you. Good Advice. However, during this discussion, strangely enough, I may very likely choose to install Linux on the new teaching computer, for several good reasons. My only hurdle might be to find something similar to Adobe Acrobat Pro which will run, natively, on Linux. So, after many years, this wish will not happen soon, if ever. So...FK Adobe. I will find some way to work around Adobe. But, I am now committed to going with Linux, on a new install, even though I know this might require a bit of extra effort. FK, MS, Fk Adobe..... Opensource and Free Software is the only way to go....because...as I have mentioned..... The software companies are trying to move towards Monthly Subscriptions, sort of like the New York Times..... So, then...FK THEM! ((I will be using completely FREE Software on my next computer. I will be going FOSS, and also opensource software, which is not the same thing. But, I will not be paying MONTHLY FEES to these Chicken SHT Software companies...for sure. These monthly fees are their new strategy to suck the blood out of us. No Way. I SHT upon these Vampires!)

UNIX was always better than Windows, as everybody knows.