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what caused you to get into Linux?
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Originally, it was the price and speed. Then I saw one of Stallman's talks, and my perspective completely changed.
I stay on GNU+Linux now for freedom. People don't usually ask me about it, but if they did I'd probably just explain the basics of software freedom and nudge them to install vanilla Debian or maybe Trisquel if the hardware allows it.