Hey, Linux people: a LOT of folks are screaming off Windows right now.
Be. Kind. To. Them.
They don't know much yet, so they are going to ask really basic questions. If you're KIND, you might get some to give it a try and stick to it bc they know they can ask for help. If you're unkind, you're showing them using Linux will be *worse* than Windows. If you can't bring yourself to be kind, then SAY NOTHING. Let others pick up that slack.
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@OrionKidder - SO SO SO much this. It was @socketwench who went out of her way to mentor me in Linux that turned me into a convert to Linux. The help I've gotten from others was certainly not as...encouraging.
@dolari @socketwench I've found that women in Linux--cis and trans--pretty consistently offer help (and also furries, of course).