Unique ask, but I hope some folks here will help me out a bit. I’m talking with a youtube creator who focuses on waste in society, and they are interested in doing a youtube video on Windows 11 and the planned obsolence around ending Windows 10, and requiring the TPM.

Part of this that I’m pushing is the “Don’t throw it out, install Linux”. While I can describe a good amount, does anyone have any good resources that you recommend that I can forward on about what Linux is, and why someone may want to look into it? This would be for someone who is non technical - think an average Macbook user.

Appreciate any links or youtube videos or anything you may have stored away for this teaching Linux!

  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Make a split-screen video:

    Left side: Windows user performing a system update.

    Right Side: Linux user performing a system update. And then editing a document. And then answering some messages. And then playing a game. All while the Windows user is still waiting for the update to finish.

    Then reveal that the Linux system has a fraction of the RAM and a much older CPU than the Windows system.

  • Sunsofold@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I remember a talk about this exact concept. KDE Eco was announced a ways back but it’s KDE’s initiative to remind people that Linux offers a more environmentally friendly option for computing, preventing the creation of E-waste, a godawful source of toxic pollutants in itself, but also in many other ways that play out across the computing hardware lifecycle. Anyone who claims to care about the environment, the global south, or even just the affordability of personal computing should be on board.

  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dkEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    Given their focus, they might be interested in taking a look at some of the many volunteer outfits that refurbish old hardware rather than letting it become e-waste and sell the resulting systems for cheap to those who’d otherwise be priced out of the market. Most of those tend to install some flavor of Linux to avoid paying for OS licenses.

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    You could probably pull some info directly from Mint’s homepage.

    Mint is generally considered one of the best options for former Windows users. And its homepage contains lots of info about what’s included and why.