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Did you choose for Linux for freedom or ... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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for gratis or other reasons ?

Have you been a distro hopper ?
What is your favorite Linux distro ?

EDIT : Thanks for all the comments so far. Heartwarming really!

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[–] IggyTheSmidge@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

I switched to Linux full time (I'd gone back and forth for a while) about 10 years ago when my XP laptop died.
I had access to Windows 7 via work, but I didn't like how much telemetry was being sent back to MS...