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I'd mean people who don't know linux in particular but are marginally tech-savy.
Mint has been described as "the distro your granny can use" (and some do), but it does require some knowledge to at least install it — but it's nothing a tutorial somewhere won't help with, it's a low bar.
Word of mouth has always been the best advertisement.
Linux Mint is one of the most recommended for newbies.
You can use a live CD/USB to try it out without installing.
RAM adequacy will depends on the language(s) and their toolchain, but coming from windows i don't foresee a CLI-inclined dev.
And/Or get a second-hand ThinkPad that doesn't have soldered RAM.
Oh no...
Anyway...
That’s what companies care for, that cannot afford a full IT employee or even department.
I doubt those companies can afford paid support from the likes of Cannonical and Red Hat - their licenses are solely for other at-scale companies to write off expenses and shift blame if something hits the fan.
A few paragraphs would do wonders for the legibility of your post.
I know owning my domain will give me freedom to move my email elsewhere if I would want but I dont know if its worth it.
If you can't answer neither can i.
whois lookup privacy?
Many tiers to chose from and no one will check if you live in Nowhere St 1337 anyway.
Proton and Tuta also offer custom domains.
Venezuela has quite a lot of it, but needs refinement and the US insists "they're communists" – maybe now people will try to use critical thinking and reliable sources to figure out why Latin America is a shambles but I doubt it.