There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
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Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#2Best time to Linux ever. But worst time to dump other platforms which you rely on. Same as the last 25 years.
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#3My problem is just that I've been spoiled by the MacBook air.
All of the power I need, fanless, insane battery life, unix shell.
I know I can put Asahi on it, but I also know there are still issues around webcam/graphics drivers (I spend a lot of time on video calls)
If there was something with the form factor of a MacBook Air I could put Linux on, and it would run as well, I wouldn't look back.
The closest is the Framework laptop, amazing bit of kit, but still a fan, and worse battery life.
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#4I recently switched back to Windows on my workstation.
Multi monitor support with two different resolutions just doesn't work in too many scenarios.
I have a long bullet list of issues but that one was at the top.
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#5Best time to Linux ever. But worst time to dump other platforms which you rely on. Same as the last 25 years.
Windows is getting worse every years though…
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#6Best time to Linux ever. But worst time to dump other platforms which you rely on. Same as the last 25 years.
Windows is getting worse every years though…
I don't use windows.
My point is roughly there isn't even a remotely comparable bit of software to the stuff built into macOS on Windows or Linux (calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, mail, maps).
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#7I recently switched back to Windows on my workstation. Multi monitor support with two different resolutions just doesn't work in too many scenarios. I have a long bullet list of issues but that one was at the top.
It works great in KDE
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#8I recently switched back to Windows on my workstation. Multi monitor support with two different resolutions just doesn't work in too many scenarios. I have a long bullet list of issues but that one was at the top.
I have found Wayland (±sway) handles this really well once configured. Even when I switch my laptop between two different external monitors at two different physical work locations.
What WM or DM were you using?
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Windows is getting worse every years though…
I don't use windows. My point is roughly there isn't even a remotely comparable bit of software to the stuff built into macOS on Windows or Linux (calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, mail, maps).
I’m surprised someone actually thinks the OS bloat ware is the reason why they want an OS
Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux
#10Their reasoning is this:
> [Hardware on Linux] have mostly become just plug-and-play. That favorite software [and game] of yours probably either works natively on Linux nowadays or there are alternatives/workarounds to make it work.
> But this is not an article about Linux and its current features so far. In fact, what should be pushing you towards Linux should not only be the features it has to offer nowadays. Instead, it should be the grim future with Windows that you should try to escape from.
> Microsoft just announced [...] “Recall” has been added to Windows which takes screenshots of your screen every few seconds so that you can ask the AI model about your previous activities anytime you want.
> This is not to add on some other spyware-like “features” in Windows 11, such as ads being displayed right in your start menu or File Explorer according to your user metrics.