[throw3849]

But he DOES support them, but answer is usually "I will install linux".

Not everyone is Windows or MacOS expert. I do programming for 30 years. Las time I used Windows was 15 years ago. I never used Mac (maybe like 3 hours total).

[scambier]

Just like the parent said then,

> If you do not want to support your family, fine - no need to announce it to the world

[JCharante]

They do want to support their family, just not with bad software.

It's the difference between being willing to give your kid a ride to sports practice vs a crack den.

You do want to support your kid, just not enable them if they're going to be doing bad things.

[snet0]

If you think supporting your child's crack addiction is in the same category as helping your child's PC problem, you need to take a step back and look at how you arrange your principles.

Not all "bad things" are equivalent, as I hope you are aware.

[JCharante]

I agree with the sentiment that not all bad things are equally bad.

However these are all life decisions, whether to be a helpless tech illiterate end-user or at least know how to navigate around a computer. If you want to learn how to use a Linux distro, then I will help you learn a valuable skillset, but if you want me to enable you to become a helpless end-user who doesn't know how to troubleshoot basic problems then I refuse to do it in my free time.

At work I'd help anybody, but that's because I'm being paid to be helpful to my team and reach its maximum efficiency and work isn't the right place to stand by your ideals.

[fwsgonzo]

Normally I would say that the difference isn't that great, but Windows 11 does seem to be something that you want people to stay away from, and knowing how Windows 10 was promoted - people will eventually be forced to install it. Just like Apple users are forced to install things, only to have their machine stop working well.

Why deal with that? No thanks.