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I did it for different reasons. Money wasn't the root issue, but it is admittedly a secondary or tertiary factor.
When Win7 goes tits-up next year, my only alternative is to go Win10 or Linux. I refuse to infect my machine with Win10, so Linux got the nod. It hasn't been all roses, but for thwe most part, I have no issues. I still run a Win7 VM for as long as Visual Studio will run on it. Downside - I can't run any SQL server newer than 2014 because 20116 and up will not run on Win7. However, there's a version of SQL server for Linux, so it's all good.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I refuse to infect my machine with Win10
 For me, it has been their best OS yet. 
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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For email and web home users, it is.
For basic office users, it is.
For specialist office work, CAD CAM, what we do with VS, it isnt.
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Quote: The drinking dens are spilling out
There's staggering in the square
There's lads and lasses falling about
And a crackling in the air
Down around the dungeon doors
The shelters and the queues
Everybody's looking for
Somebody's arms to fall into
And it's what it is
It's what it is now
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Munchies_Matt wrote: For email and web home users, it is.
For basic office users, it is.
No way. When I installed Linux I had to find crazy command lines just to get network drivers to work. Then other command lines to enable basic OS features. You're telling me that regular home and office users want to deal with that? No way.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
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Did you try Ubuntu? It works right out of the box. In fact it is very stable, reliable and quick.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Did you try Ubuntu? It works right out of the box.
Ya, but it didn't work for me. So many command lines just to get it up and running.
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I had to install some additional software on top of ubuntu but it wasn't an oppressive task.
The reason the commandline is so pervasive on KLinux is the because of the number of possible GUIs taht are available. It's difficult to write a GUI tool that supports all the available desktop platforms, and commandline always works. Linux's flexibility is its biggest downfall.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Linux's flexibility is its biggest downfall.
True. But all someone had to do within the last 20 years was make a linux that worked out of the box and named their utilities with names that make sense and then promote it. It seems like they could have easily overtaken Microsoft.
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When you have this many people working on it independently, who do you think is in a position to enforce what you're suggesting? There isn't one company "in charge" of Linux.
One could claim it could all go through Linus Torvalds, but he only does the kernel, and it sounds like it's already a full-time job.
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I know. Hence Microsoft is still beating them.
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Don't kid yourself, Microsoft is "still beating them" only because that's all the mainstream knows and will settle for. It's called the tyranny of the default.
And I'm saying this as someone who's only had a passing interest in Linux over the last few years, and otherwise has been earning a living as a Windows developer for decades.
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dandy72 wrote: that's all the mainstream knows
But that's my point. If Linux were better than Microsoft, it seems like it would be pretty easy to have let someone know by now.
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"Better" is a subjective term.
0) Windows costs more than Linux.
1) Both have the same hardware requirements given a similar list of desired functionality
2) One of the biggest "claims to fame" is that Linux will run on really old and minimal hardware. That's true, but see item 1.
3) If all you ant is commandline, Linux is a cheaper, lighter and faster alternative (compared to Windows Server 2016). In both instances, you can choose to go GUI.
4) Both Linux and Windows are going to deprecate 32-bit support in the near future, so taht kinda blows the "really old hardware" benefit out of the water.
5) Windows is "better" because you're used to it.
6) Linux is "better" because it's free as well as infinitely configurable, and most software a home user would need is also free.
7) I'm boycotting item 7, because it's part of "Win7".
8) Windows is "better" because most apps look the same in terms of control placement and menu content. Linux really sucks in this regard, howeer, most apps available on Linux that are also available on Windows look very similar (FireFox, and Thunderbird for instance).
9) As a windows developer, I understand the reasons for sticking with Windows, but I'm nearing retirement age, and don't see the value anymore. I'll run my Win7 instance in a VM, and only use it when I'm developing for Windows at home. The rest of the time, I'll be using my boot OS - Linux.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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...and my point is that even if "they knew" (about Linux), they'd still choose Windows because of apathy and compatibility. Despite all of its flaws, it works "well enough" for most people to put up with it.
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Yet another Linux distro? Wouldn't that just exacerbate the problem?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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A Winux distro? 
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
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Well, Microslop has come out with WSL, which I hear is rather decent, if you like the commandline.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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There's Zorin OS. It's a Linux distro with the Windows look and feel.
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Ya, tried that one. Lots of problems with it. Including often losing the desktop upon logging in. Just logged in to a blank screen. Command line was the only way to fix it.
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I use Mint on my desktop...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Looks interesting, but they're a major version behind the latest Unbuntu (their base distro).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 22-Jan-19 11:06am.
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You did something terribly wrong. My 12.5 years old girl works on a Fedora machine and she doesn't know how command like looks like...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: You did something terribly wrong
Indeed. I tried linux.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
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..similar to how Betamax was the ruling format, and not VHS?
The idea that the best wins, is utter nonsense.
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