Diplomjodler

I second Mint. I’ve installed it on my laptop with zero issues, although that thing is pretty old so your mileage may vary on newer hardware. But mint comes with pretty up to date kernels these days so it’s definitely worth a try.

You’d likely need all kinds of cryptographic keys to get anywhere with that. Tesla is unlikely to ever publish those, even if they go bankrupt.

Yes, do donate to FOSS projects. At least that money will go to people who do the actual work and not to pad corporate profits.

Yeah, give it to me, baby!

If your employer requests it, they’ll pay for it. If you need to pay yourself, it’s likely a scam.