Or wanted to appear non-threatening

I love the other guys response, but seriously I’ve heard enough recommendations and plan to try Mint after Windows. Sounds easiest for people that aren’t Linux snobs.

Why is this so far down??

Now the ISPs can charge us if we want a public IP, so really this is a win for big ISP… not sure why you guys aren’t appreciating that! /s

This is what I’m looking for, major thanks!

Okay, that hits harder for some reason. How invasive is “upgrading OS”? Is it just “sudo apt full-upgrade”?

I’m not a Mint user yet, which is why I’m interested in not requiring this model.

Great info, but did this answer the question? Is Mint free of this model?

Great googly moogly!! I had no idea it was that perverse! Now I definitely need to see it culled by popularity.

I would kill to see this in graph form with popularity included.

Wat?