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i use windows because its the only os i know how to use. i want to get into things like torrenting because free stuff is cool but im afraid to. ive heard of tails os, a os that boots from a flash drive, is that worth checking out or should i stick with windows?

what is your advice? what should i do?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

and a True Linux ! not one that has been "infected" with parts that do not respect The Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software

So avoid Ubuntu for example..

have a look a this video https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/20140407-geneva-tedx-talk-free-software-free-society/

And for a Linux distrio have a look at https://www.devuan.org ๐Ÿ’“

and about windows --> https://itvision.altervista.org/why-windows-10-sucks.html