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However on that, we should perhaps have something on the site that gives our location, some sort of post code and a grid ref, so if we need that information it is to hand.
Paul On 17/09/2025 17:18, Adam Ainsworth wrote:
Linking up with the other thread about awareness of the group, I actually discovered (or possibly re-discovered) DCLUG a few weeks ago, via the EndOf10 <https://endof10.org/> website, which was linked to from https://wilde-it.co.uk/ <https://wilde-it.co.uk/> - I don't remember how I ended up there but I assume Paul is a member of the groupAdamOn Wed, 17 Sept 2025 at 08:22, zleap via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:Just giving this a mention I think with Windows 10 hitting End of Support (October 14) and both Recall and CoPilot being forced in to Windows 11, people, even Windows users are just getting fed up and some are looking at moving to Linux. We do have a window of opportunity to switch people over or at least help them avoid buying new hardware (which they may not be able to afford) If nothing else, it is about being able to have that conversation. This should not be about trying to impose Linux based systems on people, or we will be just as bad as Microsoft, but giving people a choice, so they don't have to fork out on a new computer, so that a sales person gets a bonus, it is also about saving perfectly good computers from being thrown away. Given the cost of living crisis we are facing, I feel people will appreciate that. It does go without saying that the scammers will be planning their moves around. Paul-- Paul Suttonhttps://zleap.net/ <https://zleap.net/>-- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUGFAQ: https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/ <https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/>
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