Why wait for Microsoft to catch up with what we've been doing for decades?
Why wait for Microsoft to catch up with what we've been doing for decades?
Why wait for Microsoft to catch up with what we've been doing for decades?
Get Plasma, a modern, fully functional, clean, privacy-respecting, non-intrusive operating system now, regardless from where you live and ditch Windows for good.
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@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social so my boss, not a programmer but he can run up a python script, goes to a DNA sequencing software conference
and those guys are hardcore, and they run Linux, cause that is where all the cutting edge software is
and my boss asks them: Linux on the desktop for everyday use
and all the hardcore guys go: NO, it is way to much trouble
I'm curious when this was. A modern plasma desktop today just works. I have very, very little trouble with it. Conversely, my Windows machine (required for accessing my work VPN) is a nightmare of constant problems.
In fairness it used to be a lot of trouble to set up and maintain a Linux desktop. That hasn't been true for years but the attitude didn't come from nowhere.
"Set up" I agree, "maintain" not so much. From the mid-2000s onwards Linux tended to be more stable and easier to update than Windows, as I recall.
@Bro666 @holycrap
I install it from a USB stick. It's not hard. Last time that took me less than 10 minutes. I'm not an IT person, never using the command line or any IT things.
Linux is not perfect, but very usable. The distro I use looks after itself. If anything does mess up, I can simply reinstall.
It is quite possible that my memory is from the slashdot era of comments like
"I put Linux on my laptop and then the wireless didn't work and it took me 3 hours on the help forum . ."
I'll take Things That Didn't Happen for $500, Alex
I personally know a lot of bioinformaticians that run linux on their desktops. If you live in the terminal you don't wanna be bothered with all Windows bs and linux comes with everything you need. Most don't even care about the DE that much.
@failedLyndonLaRouchite @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social There are more people currently running desktop Linux than ever owned an Apple II
@forrestguid @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
that might be interesting . .
I assume you can divide ~ 1e9 Win10 machines/6e6 appleII machines . .
@failedLyndonLaRouchite @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social oh look an opportunity to get off windows
@forrestguid @kde@floss.social ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ @kde@lemmy.kde.social
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