There's no better time to make the switch: with RAM and storage prices through the ceiling and OSes growing ever-more bloated with AI and spyware (but I repeat myself), this is *the* moment to rehabilitate that old computer with Linux:
https://www.fosslinux.com/158206/linux-on-older-hardware-revival-guide.htm
The alternative is to be tormented by crabs no matter what you're trying to do or where you're trying to get to.
eof/
Cory Doctorow
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2026-07-01 15:21:03 UTC
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