Interesting and detailed, I did notice the similarity's between RT-11 and CPM in my first Job.
And I do still vaguely recall RADIX 50
Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
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Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#432Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have to agree with you. I consider myself a geek, a fairly advanced user of software and a software developer. I have been trying different versions of Linux since the Mandrake Linux times, so about what, 20 years? I always come back to Windows, which from Windows 2000 has been getting better and better. Of course there have been sh*t moments like Windows Vista and Windows 8, but Windows 2k, XP, 7, and now 10 (ente…
I think it really comes down to what software you need, more than proficiency. Just like you, I'm an advanced user, a software developer, and Mandrake was my first serious Linux. For me though, software isn't missing on Linux, it's missing on Windows. I rarely need an office suite, and my needs are limited to simple Word/Writer documents and even simpler Excel/Calc spreadsheets, so even MS Office 97 or StarOffice 5 h…
Agree with you. It is a matter of what software do you need.
That said, for my use case, I have never found a software that I need on Windows that is only available on Linux.
The opposite happens to me a lot.
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#433For some user categories, Linux is simply not a choice, whether you like it or not. E.g., for musicians. There's Reaper/Bitwig, but you no longer have Live/Cubase/Logic/etc. Your multi-$k audio interface no longer works because its proprietary drivers only work on macos/win too. None of the hundreds of plugins you have work on Linux either. So it's between win/macos most of the time and the choice there is obvious.
I have a couple of linux workstations, and currently a Carbon X1 laptop (switched from a macbook air a few weeks ago). On linux reaper works fine with zero config with my steinberg audio interface, and a 2 input behringer mini audio interface as well. The only thing stopping me from installing debian on my thinkpad is the difficulty with connecting MIDI devices in Reaper, and maybe that the VST setup needs messing with WINE. Other than that, the linux experience is vastly superior and lower friction for me. WST makes using windows at all viable for me. It's much nicer than when I looked at running windows last which was admittedly > 15 years ago.
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#434Let me know when I can watch Netflix on it in reasonable resolution.
Until then it’ll be mainly a server OS for me
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#435Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same here. I used Linux for 10+ years, then at one point, copy/paste between browser and terminal stopped working. I got mad at that shit (yes, also constant tinkering, subpar drivers, etc.) and installed windows, never looked back. And yes, font rendering is horrible. I went out of my way to find bitmapped fonts for coding. And yes, trying to get audio mixing to work on Linux was just a waste of time. My Win10 machi…
Can you expand on the driver problems you had? I keep reading this here but people never give actual examples.
Another example. Laptop SP513-52N-59M4, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Non-operational driver for USB fingerprint sensor ID 04f3:0c03 (ELAN). "Device disconnected" error when trying to add a fingerprint.
Probably not a driver problem, but screen tearing while playing youtube videos is annoying.
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#436Earlier quoted context omitted.
> as long as you buy a system with known good Linux support And that is where the problem lies. With Windows I can buy pretty much any laptop and expect it to work with. With Linux I have a limited selection of laptops, if I want it to work fully. I'm a developer and I know my way around Linux pretty well, still I usually run into "missing drivers", "package management is broken", "hardware working mostly but not ful…
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Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#437Linux runs better on both new and older hardware. Better as in programs open faster, the file manager opens faster, the task manager opens faster. Everything uses less memory and less CPU cycles. Everything is snappier. Linux users don't have to worry nearly as much about malware, trojans, viruses, exploits. It's more secure. Linux distros generally don't annoy users with stealthy automatic forced updates. Linux dist…
> Linux runs better on both new and older hardware . Seriously asking - Please do suggest a good, powerful laptop and distribution that works issue-free with linux, most specifically: 1. Zero problems with sleep and resume. 2. Zero problems with bluetooth or wireless. Please recommend what vendors work well here. 3. Minimal issues with Slack or Teams. 4. Error free desktop environment. 5. Updates do not break stuff l…
Lenovo T460 here works flawlessy. AS for Bluetooth it's unreliable in Windows as well but usually just works? I don't use Bluetooth much, it probably also depends on the Bluetooth profiles that you're using.
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#438Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you ever tried to disable something that windows insists you use? Like all the telemetry? Just try to stay on top of that. Impossible because you're not in charge of your machine, Microsoft is. You change it, they just change it back. Frustrating. On Linux? Its yours. Change anything you want. All arguments of convenience go out the window when you are not in control.
That is something I do not care about it enough to dissuade me from the rest of the windows experience. Even accounting for it, the windows experience is still superior to linux for me. I suspect this applies to a big chunk of the population as well who don't care about open source/telemetry etc. If it comes down to it, I can add some rules in the hosts file or run some powershell scripts.
"sometimes one wonders why you just don't shut up and tell
people to buy a PC with Windows or a Mac. No Gulag or lice, just a future whose intellectual tone and interaction style is set by Sonic the Hedgehog."
Dennis R.
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
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> Really, most modern Linux distros are pretty god damn nice. This has been my experience recently as well. For laptops at least, as long as you buy a system with known good Linux support, the vast majority of the common complaints I see are not really valid. If you need macOS or Windows to run a specific application exclusive to that platform, great. If your software all runs on Linux, you can gain a lot of freedom…
> as long as you buy a system with known good Linux support And that is where the problem lies. With Windows I can buy pretty much any laptop and expect it to work with. With Linux I have a limited selection of laptops, if I want it to work fully. I'm a developer and I know my way around Linux pretty well, still I usually run into "missing drivers", "package management is broken", "hardware working mostly but not ful…
This sounds like you're trying to buy brand new laptops and then slap distros with years old kernels on them. With most laptops, the network card is the only area where support is still not solid.
Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
#440My home computers have been GNU/Linux exclusively since 2003. Recently I had to install Windows 10 on a computer at work, and was horrified that the thing has advertisements!! Not only that, the level of manipulation to avoid you from just using a local user account (and get an online one instead) is terrible. You get two choices:
1. Get an online Microsoft Account,
2. Miss on all the great user experience!
Who wants to be a loser and miss all the great stuff?
Hence if I ever needed more reasons to prefer Linux over Windows now I have "to prevent the creators of the software from manipulating me".