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Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Post by magicalhippo »

dsp_person wrote: post #630
magicalhippo wrote: post #628

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Does it technically work? Yes. Does it work as well as RDP? Not even close. With RDP I get a near-local experience. With NoMachine, VLC, whatever else it's very, very obvious I'm working remotely. Maybe it's my setup, but I've tried many times over many years with different hardware on both ends and internet connections.

Hmm, fwiw I think all my boxes with NoMachine have GPUs as well, that may make a difference in the quality for encoding/decoding. If I go full screen it's hard for me to distinguish local vs remote, even watching videos, other than occasionally can see video compression artifacts per the connection quality. Do like that I can blank screen on login, lock screen on logout, similar to RDP, unlike xrdp and others where i…

Hmm, guess I'll have to try again. When I tried last time, a year ago or so now, the speed was comparable to VNC. The machine I tried accessing then was a i5 NUC which when used locally with KDE Neon is rather spiffy.

Resuming locally is also a must-have feature, so yeah that eliminates a lot of contenders on Linux.

Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Post by aliceryhl »

_hao wrote: post #350
aliceryhl wrote: post #339

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My Linux computer uses a tiling-based window manager, and damn, I could never go back. The workspaces concept they use is infinitely superior to alt-tab.

Windows has virtual desktops with Win + Alt + Tab to show the options and then you can switch with Win + Alt + Left/Right arrow. Also you can tile your apps in every corner/side you want or size? I use a 43" Dell 4k monitor and it even comes with software (Dell Display Manager) to manage all these options.

Well it's better than alt-tab, but if it relies on arrow keys, it's not ideal. Being able to go directly to any workspace with a dedicated key combo is the best option.

Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Post by lenkite »

lionkor wrote: post #600
lenkite wrote: post #411

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> 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…

I just bought a Thinkpad L15 (AMD) a week ago, slapped Arch on that bad boy. Please keep in mind that all what im about to say required some manual work since it's Arch, but should all work "out of the box" in any other distro with a recent kernel. Suspend / resume works perfectly out of the box, backlight worked after updating (which you should anyways after installing). Wireless worked perfectly out of the box, wit…

Thanks for the suggestion. Finding it hard to find a 15" Thinkpad without a number-pad. Non-centered laptop keyboards gives me wrist pain. MacBooks have the right ergonomics here :(

Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Post by zvrba »

blockmeifyoucan wrote: post #625
zvrba wrote: post #588

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> Not sure what to respond to this. Experimental drivers are expected to be, well, experimental, as in highly unstable. This is what to make of this: The then-latest linux kernel did not support then-latest hardware.

Thank you for the response. this helped me understand better how people come to conclusions like this. You want to be able to buy bleeding edge hardware without checking for driver support and have it just work. That is important enough for you to prefer windows for this reason. Fair enough. Something to think about: What do you think causes this situation that on day one windows has a stable driver and Linux doesn't…

> how people come to conclusions like this

Conclusions like what? That the then-latest linux did not support the then-latest HW is not a conclusion, but a _fact_.

> But characterizing the story above as "linux has driver problems" strikes me as something between superficial and disengenious.

It's disingenious to push back the problem onto the end-user. The "linux community" wants people to use Linux, so it's THEIR responsibility to make it work for the end-user. I don't care about the underlying reasons WHY it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

> But yeah, you can't always blindly throw the newest Linux at the newest hardware and expect it to work.

Well, the CPU + motherboard combo was straight recommended by Intel, and, at that time, I don't think there were any chipsets "supported" by Linux AND the CPU anyway. Should I have bought older-gen HW just to run Linux? Forget it.

> Free Software requires a a certain amount of taking responsibility for your own computing.

Indeed. Free Software is free only if your time is worth nothing. Thanks but no thanks.

Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Post by blockmeifyoucan »

zvrba wrote: post #634
blockmeifyoucan wrote: post #625

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Thank you for the response. this helped me understand better how people come to conclusions like this. You want to be able to buy bleeding edge hardware without checking for driver support and have it just work. That is important enough for you to prefer windows for this reason. Fair enough. Something to think about: What do you think causes this situation that on day one windows has a stable driver and Linux doesn't…

> how people come to conclusions like this Conclusions like what? That the then-latest linux did not support the then-latest HW is not a conclusion, but a _fact_. > But characterizing the story above as "linux has driver problems" strikes me as something between superficial and disengenious. It's disingenious to push back the problem onto the end-user. The "linux community" wants people to use Linux, so it's THEIR re…

If only you could see how entitled and childish you sound.

But I agree: with that mentality, please stay away from any free (as in freedom) software. Please continue paying MS to deal with you and your attitude. Nobody cares if YOU use linux, certainly not the community.

Re: Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

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Post by zvrba »

blockmeifyoucan wrote: post #635
zvrba wrote: post #634

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> how people come to conclusions like this Conclusions like what? That the then-latest linux did not support the then-latest HW is not a conclusion, but a _fact_. > But characterizing the story above as "linux has driver problems" strikes me as something between superficial and disengenious. It's disingenious to push back the problem onto the end-user. The "linux community" wants people to use Linux, so it's THEIR re…

If only you could see how entitled and childish you sound. But I agree: with that mentality, please stay away from any free (as in freedom) software. Please continue paying MS to deal with you and your attitude. Nobody cares if YOU use linux, certainly not the community.

You know, I feel myself more "free" when using MS products then when I use Linux.
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