[GNC] Opinion on Year-End and Linux.

[Jerry Criswell (JC)]

Everything Mike said is true.  I have used Linux Mint/Cinnamon since 
version 16 without any problem and we're on v22.3 as of last week.  I 
couldn't see where Mike mentioned the most important part.  Not only is 
the support free but so is the software. Linux Mint,  all office 
software  (LibreOffice) email (Thunderbird), web browser (Firefox) and 
many others.  They also provide fairly regular updates that have never 
been a problem.

JC


On 1/19/26 10:17 AM, Mike Brasler wrote:
> Dear all.
>
> 1. For year-end I journal all expenses and income (Income Statement 
> stuff) to Equity. The learned autocompletes are remembered. The books 
> start at zero, meaning for budgetary reasons a quick look gives you 
> information for the current year. GC is different this way, my 
> previous system required month-end and year-end processing.
>
> 2. Linux. Early adopters years ago might have needed a certain geek 
> level. Linux in its various flavours has matured significantly since 
> then.
> If you are even considering Linux as a Windblows alternative I suggest 
> that you download it and run a test session by booting on a USB stick.
> I think that all releases offer this.
> Linux basic operating system really comes in a few varieties, I will 
> only talk about Ubuntu as this underlies most popular flavours. Its 
> like buying a car with different accessories, nothing to be confused 
> about.
> Personally I chose the most statistically popular version/flavour. 
> Linux Mint Cinnamon, because there is a large user base and the 
> support is extensive and of course free.
>
> Linux is not the all bells and all whistles like W11. I use it for 
> different reasons, Solid, Reliable, Virus resistance and most 
> importantly, you OWN it, there is no cloud BS and subscriptions, and 
> it does nothing in the background without your permission. Backups are 
> easy (Simply drag your "User" to another drive) No drivers, everything 
> just works.
>
> As far as support, there are thousands of geeks sitting at their 
> keyboards dying to help you for free.
>
> To the devs and list manager. I write the above because there are so 
> many Windows related problems on this list.  I am sure that some GC 
> users would benefit making the transition like my family did.
>
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