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[–] Tramort@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Content seems interesting, but I'm not willing to invest in a video about it.

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

tl;dr:

He buys an official USB stick of it (unbranded), finds out it's an Ubuntu derivative now, with a mix of Gnome and KDE apps, and anything that was proprietary Linspire software on it hasn't been updated for a decade. Concludes it must be for schools and corporations wanting an official support team.

[–] Tramort@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! So nice of you to summarize!

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Seems very self-promotionish

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago