You're welcome!

Would never happen. DC would add 2 Democrat senators and at least 2 blue reps.

Was the compiz fusion cube minimalist or maximalist? I used to wow my non-linux friends with that thing.

Slackware, be bold.

Anyone got an archive link?

I've been daily driving Slackware since the late 90s or early 00s (don't remember). There's no systemd, and no drama. I run KDE plasma 6, steam with proton, flatpak, rocm for AI shenanigans and whatever else I want. Even the rolling release is solid as a rock. There are dozens of us! And we're not all greybeards. I started going grey in high school, but I ate cookies for breakfast today because I'm both a grown ass man and a child.

vim is for nerds.

stupid treatment resistant depression....

My wife is my barometer for how beginner friendly any tech is. She had zero issues adapting to popOS. She had many issues when I tried to force Slackware on her.

Just wait until all the money gets hoovered up by corporate owned farms!