OK, I was having this discussion with the wife. What's a good used EV in North America, 5-10 years old. Preferably without a bunch of electronic shit and definitely not a Tesla?
Yah, you'll want a thick skin around this group and don't get herded into groupthink, but you seem to have that covered already.
There are places to look for help if you need it (I'm happy to take DMs) but unfortunately I'd have to recommend reddit/r/linuxquestions as probably the most welcoming. While the ArchWiki is a great source of information, stay far away from the Arch forums unless you're wearing blast armor. Format a question the wrong way and you'll get fragged. I'd say the Debian forums are probably the easiest to get along with, it seems populated with adults.
The systemd fiasco really tore the heart out of my respect for the Linux community, especially the one right here. One asshole out there pretty much doxxing an opensource developer for putting a field in the same PII area as address and phone number, and the rest of the assholes were looking to crucify the guy instead of shaming the doxxer for it. And nobody (well, few people) saw what was wrong with that.
And then, yes, the init wars, and shitting on devs for their choices about packaging, and shitting on them for not liking how they run their project, for using AI, and and and.
The downvotes on this comment garnered tells me it hit a nerve, and that's why I posted it. I don't expect anyone to actually take it to heart and change, but when I was pushing back here against the pitchfork mob over the age verification thing, I hoped for a better response. Typical, as the linux community likes to shoot the messenger.
In the end, driving people away from desktop Linux works in our favor, because it puts off the day that Linux enshittifies. So I can't be too upset.
I thought it was quite eloquent. The downvotes tell me it hit a nerve, and as another commenter says, the recent "field added in systemd so let's hang someone" fiasco lines up.
Maybe you'll end up with a UI that you're always used to, that matches your usage entirely, maybe with accessibility features that the original dev wouldn't put in because they're not dyslexic or colorblind.
I think it's an interesting idea. Might be a few years from fruition, especially with local models.
You would figure that most developers would just work on the platform that gives them the tools to do what they do most easily. Yet the amount that won't use Linux and instead seemingly cripple themselves by developing on Mac or Windows frankly astounds me. But I'm also very used to Linux' pain points, having used it since the 90s. If I only every got my software with an .exe or .dmg download, I'd probably shy away as well.
I couldn't imagine working with Docker Desktop or WSL, or depending on Brew to have everything I need, but that's the reality for many, because it's familiar and simple. The underlying operating system is abstracted away so they don't have to deal with it, and sticking their nose in Linux is scary and confusing, especially if you're expected to deal with the panoply of installation methods available to your software. When I dealt with Windows in the long-long ago, you built a MSinstaller package and went on your merry way.
And if you look at new developers today, do you think they'd put up with RBBS for a minute if that's how they got their software out?
The Cilantro-Lime sauce I saw when checking that out sounds even more to my taste. I like her recipes.