If Microsoft ever makes a software that doesn't hang, I will stop using Mac on the same moment. I swear.
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Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
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Re: Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
#52I don't need this. What I need is a legal way to acquire Windows 10 Long Term Support Branch. Basically Windows 10 without all the crap. No metro, and no feature updates whatsoever, just security updates, and supported for 10 years. Sort of like a Windows version of RHEL, if you will. Now that is something that I want. To play a numbers game, I'd pay $500 for that if it came with HyperV and the possibility of creatin…
Is this still working without activation after 90days?
I'm still on 7 but I'll have to leave it behind somewhere towards the end of the year.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like a Windows 98 advice...
Problem: I do not like that the computer reboots automatically. Solution: Reboot computer manually.
It's simple fact that Windows needs to reboot to install updates. Does it suck? Yes! Is it a necessary part of life if you choose to use Windows? Also yes.
People seem to complain about Windows rebooting outside of their control. This fixes that problem, and it's not like most people need their computer to be on when they're asleep anyway.
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#54Users are asking for features, not for yet more editions of Windows. Editions are merely a way to charge for those features and I don't think they are a good way to do that. Editions create barriers. They make you work around missing features that would force you into buying a much more expensive edition, so you learn to live without those features or replace them with other operating systems and free software.
Agreed, there should only be Ubuntu.
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#55Microsoft had been testing my patience for a while, but Windows 10 was the straw that broke the camels back. I no longer support or use Windows and am a happier/healthier person for it. Ya'll should try it too!
Microsoft is not a good faith actor in the software world, at all. All the "open-source" push they have been doing of late to stem the tide reeks of the 90's... and what frustates me the most is people are so apologetic for them and seem to have forgotten how anti-FOSS they were and are.
The three E's still apply. Don't be fooled.
For those of you who are pragmatic, the place to start is by replacing your AD servers with Samba4. You can then at least get it off your servers even if you still have to support Windows users.
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#56Opteron??????
Re: Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
#57Microsoft had been testing my patience for a while, but Windows 10 was the straw that broke the camels back. I no longer support or use Windows and am a happier/healthier person for it. Ya'll should try it too! Microsoft is not a good faith actor in the software world, at all. All the "open-source" push they have been doing of late to stem the tide reeks of the 90's... and what frustates me the most is people are so…
I wish I could do the same but I don't have the time to relearn everything from scratch. Did you use any specific resources in transitioning from windows to linux?
Re: Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
#58I don't need this. What I need is a legal way to acquire Windows 10 Long Term Support Branch. Basically Windows 10 without all the crap. No metro, and no feature updates whatsoever, just security updates, and supported for 10 years. Sort of like a Windows version of RHEL, if you will. Now that is something that I want. To play a numbers game, I'd pay $500 for that if it came with HyperV and the possibility of creatin…
You are getting close to a MSDN license https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/visual-studio-profes...
Well $539/yr is not quite the same as $500 for life. Plus, MSDN software should only be used for development, using it e.g. as a workstation would technically be a violation, albeit one that is unenforceable. And yes, I am aware that if you install it in the first year, it will continue to work long after your MSDN license has expired.
My interest is not in "getting it", or "keeping it working", but rather doing everything 100% legally, not through loopholes. Otherwise I might just as well get a Windows 10 LTSB MSDN license key for $25 from people who illegally sell MSDN keys on reddit.
However, I am pleasantly surprised that there is a MSDN tier that only costs $539/yr instead of the $10000/yr (!) it used to cost. Also, apparently now MSDN is available for anyone, previously you had to enter into some kind of business contract with Microsoft, it wasn't available to individuals.
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#59dear microsoft,
would you kindly consider going easy on the buzzwords?
> Performance is a very important requirement in this new world of fast paced innovation and we will continue to invest on Windows 10 Pro for Workstations to enable Windows power users to maximize every aspect of their high-performance device.
Re: Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
#60Microsoft had been testing my patience for a while, but Windows 10 was the straw that broke the camels back. I no longer support or use Windows and am a happier/healthier person for it. Ya'll should try it too! Microsoft is not a good faith actor in the software world, at all. All the "open-source" push they have been doing of late to stem the tide reeks of the 90's... and what frustates me the most is people are so…
I wish I could do the same but I don't have the time to relearn everything from scratch. Did you use any specific resources in transitioning from windows to linux?
It really depends on what you do, what you work on. System administration is very different, as is GUI development. Other things aren't that different and a lot of back-end, devops-ish, trendy stuff is cross-platform.