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It’s basically just a programming language based on and inclusive of JavaScript, but with extra features.

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I have people in my life I care about deeply, yet I never know what gifts to get anyone. Not everyone thinks the same way as everyone else.

Thanks so much for the informative and detailed reply. That pretty much answers every question.

Thanks also for the tip about LMDE. I actually really like Mint, I’m only switching because it’s the only distro I’ve tried and I feel like I should shop around a bit. Going to Debian because while starting my journey I want to shop around with things that work, rather than having to learn how to tinker all at once just to get things running. But if I decide I need Mint back I’ll probably check out LMDE for the hell of it.

Can you expand on this a little for a new guy who is considering a switch from Mint to Debian?

In my understanding Firefox ESR is like a stable, longstanding version that doesn’t get frequent little updates but still gets occasional large updates. (Like 1.0, 1.1, etc. rather than 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, etc.)

Is there a measurable difference in the user experience and or security of ESR?

And is Debian actually restricted to ESR?

That’s a fair question. My most honest answer isn’t a very good one: I can’t stand it.

Linguistically, I don’t get it. “Fixing to” doesn’t seem to offer any benefit over “about to” or “going to” and as far as I can tell it doesn’t have any logical meaning at all.

Fair enough. I do think that connotation doesn’t necessarily carry over to the “gonna” and “finna” forms, but it’s a good point.

That said, “fixing to” still grates on my brain in ways I can’t begin to describe.

“Going to” is far superior to “fixing to,” so I don’t know what you are talking about.