Re: Anyone newly interested in Debian - you're welcome here
On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:13:05 +0200
> Philipp Ewald <philipp.ewald@digionline.de> wrote:
>
> > Am 10.07.25 um 15:14 schrieb Andy Smith:
> > > I know a large number of people under the age of 20 who literally
> > > say things like, "email is only for password reminders and my Steam
> > > login code". It's not that they are non-technical or uninterested in
> > > technology, it's that specifically email is an unknown and unwieldy
> > > tool for them. When email is the only support venue, to a lot of
> > > folks that is unwelcoming.
> >
> > Email is for sending you Files/notes if you dont have a cloud.
> >
> > > email is an unknown and unwieldy tool
> > > for them.
> >
> > 100% True
>
> Whereas those of us who use email see it as exactly the other way
> around, email is a simple protocol that isn't controlled by one private
> company, web-based services are dependent on one company and can be
> changed or withdrawn at will, particularly if free. If you don't like
> how your email and/or domain host does business, you can pick another
> without changing how you work.
Also see "Why use mailing lists?",
<https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/q6A_anL1u-Y9iXe-vboiOYamsl0/>.
The list of reasons is long and glorious.
> Also, as you get older, you will trust fewer and fewer people and
> organisations, and won't be as keen on handing them your data and
> personal details to sell as they wish. If their service is free, how do
> you think they make their money?
Jeff
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