• go $fsck yourself
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    206 months ago

    Windows bad. Microsoft bad.

    Does that satisfy the group think here on Lemmy?

    • @tabular
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      56 months ago

      I suspect you lack value of software freedom.

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        6 months ago

        Incorrect. I just think there is a lot more nuance to be considered rather than constantly beating people over the head with “just install Linux”.

        • @tabular
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          16 months ago

          Nuance is the friend of truth. Still, I would argue that’s limited to a transition period away from proprietary software to some free software alternative (Linux is just one good answer).

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        I literally cannot use Linux at the moment due to incompatible software, as much as I love Linux and use it on every other computer I own.

        These posts about Windows and other mainstream platforms are helpful or interesting for some of us, I wish people on Lemmy would stop shooting them down just because they don’t like Windows/Micro$oft.

        • @[email protected]
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          36 months ago

          I think many of them don’t even know how to use Windows.

          I don’t see most of these problems using Windows Pro - it affects Home versions. There’s a reason I make my family pay for a Pro license.

          • @tabular
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            06 months ago

            I am biased but being unable to use Windows probably says a lot more about the OS than the Linux users.

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          6 months ago

          Seeing people in toxic relationship with their computing can be frustrating. I can’t blame others for expressing themselves in response by either beating a dead horse, poking a sensitive spot for schadenfreude, or circlejerking.

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        Ah, yes, the insult retort.

        I’m convinced, let’s packup and go home boys, we don been told.

        Please allow me to retort: You have no idea what it means to manage even an SMB, let alone an Enterprise with thousands of machines.

        Tell me, Sir Open Source, what CAD options are there in the OSS world that competes with Catia or Autodesk and their management servers?

        Show me a cost analysis for a 10 user SMB to switch them from Windows to Linux, and the ROI before they return to running in the black. Don’t forget to include the lost productivity and the retraining costs.

        Now, how about a Linux box that can run CNC hardware… I’ll wait.

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          No insult was intended.

          I have no expectation to convince anyone of anything, no matter how I try to go about it.

          Not “open source” but software freedom. It’s open source but with a moral component.

          Indeed I have no idea about that and, if you care about that, perhaps someone else can help you with specifics.