Would this drain HP or lower Max HP?

I've been using Startpage for a few years. Uses Google and Bing as sources I think, but it's been usable for my simple use cases.

Mostly my reasons for avoiding Fedora as well. But if someone else ends up on Linux due to Fedora then it's still better than Windows.

I might not like it but it might, sadly, be perfect for someone else.

I'm not a fan of Fedora either, but it's still linux. Always better than Windows, unless you have some very serious reason for disliking it that much.

We can only hope. A healthy wariness of authority is never a bad thing.

This is the correct answer. The massgravel github also has a link to a page with official ISOs.

Personally, as a noob myself, I enjoy reading about others' experiece when they switch. No idea why. Just fun to read usually.

Yes it's proprietary and depends on a lot of Google services. Usually if you want it on a custom ROM, you need to use the full GApps packages. No Android Auto on smaller GApps packages.

Because someone decided to do it.

You don't always need a good reason other than it might be cool/fun. Sometimes it's just because you can.

You're not forced to use it, so if it's not your cup of tea, that's fine.

XL Turbotastic Mega Ginormous, etc. Hate naming schemes like this. Why not just make it v2.0 or the Pro version instead? Why use multiple words that make it sound bigger and better? Marketing BS that just sounds dumb.

More like 300. Many of these sites will be copied multiple times.

Not if you automate it with a good script and run it on a few machines at a time.