Word on the tech business side is that everyone is ready to flip to Linux or an Android alternative (Opensource with all the paid for attachments to bring it up to speed) as operating systems are much more accessible now and Microsoft has lost its way.
We'll see though as they flip and flop with their decisions more than the white papers that ZDNet used to use to make recommendations.
gets some proper corpo backing for a real normie distro people can finally use.
My fantasy is Tesla and Valve work together on a new general OS for the people. Actually Tesla likes telemetry and forced updates so let's leave it up to Valve.
gets some proper corpo backing for a real normie distro people can finally use.
We're already getting DIE purity testing in the OSS projects managed under Redhat/IBM. Just let computing for normies die, they clearly don't need it and make things worse for everyone.
Linux is never going to be a viable replacement for Windows unfortunately. I can't think of a pithy way to phrase it, but by it's nature it will never be coherent and reliable enough with a cohesive design such that it can take the place of Windows. It's simply a byproduct of its nature as an open source OS. At best it can be a stop-gap for dedicated autists looking to escape the Microsoft environment but it will never reach the point where it's going to be a functional replacement for the Windows desktop.
Linux as an escape hatch is outright cope and willful denial of reality.
You're highlighting my point by lamenting the need to herd the cats into achieving anything meaningful. Linux will continue to be what it always was and not what people wish it could become.
I've tried. It's been tough with games--especially if you aren't a Steam acolyte and play a lot of games older than 5 years. I'm still going to push that way as I can. Maybe just the modern stuff I play. At which point, I could pretty easily roll back to a locked down Windows 10 for everything else. I guess lucky for me I really only game on my Windows machine, so their telemetry that I haven't disabled is going to look about like what they'd get from a game console.
On top of lutris I recommend bottles which is yet another wine loader but for a different cause. I mostly use it to install gog games as they work quite well.
At least in government work there's talks about alternatives I heard from a friend who used to work in that field recently as a temp job. Seems like w11 is a security nightmare.
Word on the tech business side is that everyone is ready to flip to Linux or an Android alternative (Opensource with all the paid for attachments to bring it up to speed) as operating systems are much more accessible now and Microsoft has lost its way.
We'll see though as they flip and flop with their decisions more than the white papers that ZDNet used to use to make recommendations.
My fantasy is Tesla and Valve work together on a new general OS for the people. Actually Tesla likes telemetry and forced updates so let's leave it up to Valve.
Valve also likes telemetry AKA spying plus forced updates.
The Steam Deck already runs on Linux...
All we need is a compatible PC OS, and we're there.
We're already getting DIE purity testing in the OSS projects managed under Redhat/IBM. Just let computing for normies die, they clearly don't need it and make things worse for everyone.
Linux is never going to be a viable replacement for Windows unfortunately. I can't think of a pithy way to phrase it, but by it's nature it will never be coherent and reliable enough with a cohesive design such that it can take the place of Windows. It's simply a byproduct of its nature as an open source OS. At best it can be a stop-gap for dedicated autists looking to escape the Microsoft environment but it will never reach the point where it's going to be a functional replacement for the Windows desktop.
Linux as an escape hatch is outright cope and willful denial of reality.
You're highlighting my point by lamenting the need to herd the cats into achieving anything meaningful. Linux will continue to be what it always was and not what people wish it could become.
Mint.
I've tried. It's been tough with games--especially if you aren't a Steam acolyte and play a lot of games older than 5 years. I'm still going to push that way as I can. Maybe just the modern stuff I play. At which point, I could pretty easily roll back to a locked down Windows 10 for everything else. I guess lucky for me I really only game on my Windows machine, so their telemetry that I haven't disabled is going to look about like what they'd get from a game console.
There's a loader called Lutris that makes running non-Steam games/programs painless and simple. http://lutris.net/
Yeah, that's on my list. I'm going to try it once I get to a real dual boot. I have to get my hands on (buy) a 2.5" SSD first
On top of lutris I recommend bottles which is yet another wine loader but for a different cause. I mostly use it to install gog games as they work quite well.
At least in government work there's talks about alternatives I heard from a friend who used to work in that field recently as a temp job. Seems like w11 is a security nightmare.