The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog
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The Document Foundation and LibreOffice support the international campaign @endof10 https://endof10.org/ The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and organisations with a difficult choice: should they upgrade to Windows 11, or completely rethink their work environment? The good news? You don’t […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/24104559

The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and organisations with a difficult choice: should they upgrade to Windows 11, or completely rethink their work environment?

The good news? You don’t have to follow Microsoft’s upgrade path. There is a better option that puts control back in the hands of users, institutions, and public bodies: Linux and LibreOffice. Together, these two programmes offer a powerful, privacy-friendly and future-proof alternative to the Windows + Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

The move to Windows 11 isn’t just about security updates. It increases dependence on Microsoft through aggressive cloud integration, forcing users to adopt Microsoft accounts and services. It also leads to higher costs due to subscription and licensing models, and reduces control over how your computer works and how your data is managed. Furthermore, new hardware requirements will render millions of perfectly good PCs obsolete.

This is a turning point. It is not just a milestone in a product’s life cycle. It is a crossroads.

  • hauiOPMAEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    I do understand how one can fall into fatalism. It is conformist to be fatalistic. but you have to at least try.

    • Baron von Fajita@infosec.pubEnglish
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      8 hours ago

      This is more of a “pick your battles” moment. These people aren’t self-learners and would need to have their hands held at all times. They can barely comprehend Windows and macOS. They would become a burden on me and just switch back eventually.

      • hauiOPMAEnglish
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        8 hours ago

        I suppose we’re talking about different things. I have people who are 80 and get linux on their old laptop. They learn where to click and they have it in a couple minutes. I might get a call here or there. Thats it. Maybe i didnt catch correctly how able the people youre working with are. I apologize.

        • Baron von Fajita@infosec.pubEnglish
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          7 hours ago

          The big difference is probably the willingness and aptitude of your clients. I’m not in a very smart part of my country and the people are generally set in their ways. I think they have a sort of fatalism in that they believe that they must obey the corporate overlords or they will not get to play in the sandbox.