@26:07 he says as a business he’s considering Linux on his computers because of Windows privacy violations. It’s great to hear someone with such a wide audience talking about using Linux.

  • @Aux
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    -566 months ago

    Not just gaming companies, but pretty much all companies. Fuck all works on Linux, unless you’re into dev/IT.

    • @PopOfAfrica
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      376 months ago

      Its funny how familiarity works. I think doing simple stuff in windows in infuriating now that im used yo Linux.

      • @Aux
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        -236 months ago

        I’m not talking about simple stuff. That’s the problem with Linux - it’s only usable for simple stuff.

        • @[email protected]
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          26 months ago

          So CAD is simple stuff huh. So does CFD, mathematical modeling of a complex control system, robotics… Man, if only mechatronics is so simple. I daily drive arch btw.

          • @Aux
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            06 months ago

            CAD doesn’t work on Linux, lol.

            • ferret
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              05 months ago

              KiCAD is an extremely competent suite of programs with full linux support, maybe get your head out of the dirt, lol.

              • @Aux
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                -15 months ago

                Except that it’s not a CAD, just an electric circuit modelling tool. I mean technically it can be called CAD, but you can’t do shit in it except for circuits.

                • ferret
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                  05 months ago

                  CAD is “Computer Aided Design”. if you want to talk about parametric modeling, then fucking say that because it’s really a lot more niche than you think.

                  • @Aux
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                    -15 months ago

                    Photoshop is a CAD by this logic, lol. Grow up, kiddo.

        • @AdrianTheFrog
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          16 months ago

          Really? I would say it has less simple stuff and more complicated stuff, although it obviously has a lot of both.

          I guess you mean that a lot of proprietary ‘professional’ software doesn’t work out of the box? I guess that’s true, but I wouldn’t call all of the alternatives ‘simple’ lol

    • Zeke
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      I’m not a dev or into IT and I’m on Arch Linux playing games and working without any problems. My sister has more trouble getting some games to run on Windows than I do on Linux.

      • @[email protected]
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        66 months ago

        Only time I reinstalled Windows on a laptop was when I was trying to get an ODB2 over USB connector to work, and the program (FORSCAN) couldn’t automatically read the device in Wine. You had to run a series of commands to find the device and then create a symlink in that Wine prefix. I was not going to tinker around like that while sitting in a hot car upon the hope I get it right and don’t fuck up the instrument cluster.

        But besides those weird edge cases, it’s been pretty easy for me too, and I still reinstalled Linux after that little project!

        Now that I think about it, I wonder if a Windows VM would have worked…

        • @PlasticExistence
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          16 months ago

          A VM would normally work if USB passthrough is properly configured. That said, on operations just like that, I normally just boot to my small Windows partition that I keep around for just such an occasion.

      • @Aux
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        -216 months ago

        Cool story, bro.

    • @[email protected]
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      86 months ago

      Huh? How am I able to daily drive it on multiple machines for audio production, gaming, and workstation use.

      I must have accidentally installed Windows…

    • @[email protected]
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      26 months ago

      99% of things people do on a computer just require a web browser, and those definitely work on Linux.

      • @Aux
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        -186 months ago

        People who only do these things do them on their phones. When you actually need a PC to do shit, you either have to use Windows or MacOS.

    • @reddfugee
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      -196 months ago

      Lol, sheeeh, the ratio!! I’m a (sadly) Windows-focused sysadmin in higher education and I agree with this, Linux is amazing for servers but normal business users can’t do shit with it : (

      • Semperverus
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        86 months ago

        This was definitely true ten years ago! I’m sure you’ll catch up to the modern linux experience soon though.

        • @reddfugee
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          2025 will definitely be the year of the Linux desktop :)

          • Semperverus
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            The year of the linux desktop was when AMD open sourced their drivers around 5 years ago and Valve partnered with codeweavers to drop Proton. Its only been uphill from there.

      • @[email protected]
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        36 months ago

        Normal business users are fine if the Company hasn’t deep-throated Microsoft. Our Company does all the business work with no windows machine in the whole company.

        Being locked-in on Microsoft Office is a thing and not the fault of linux