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> All major CAD platforms NX runs on Linux too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_computer-aided_d... Many run on Mac & Linux. Hell, AutoCAD runs on iOS & Android.
Huh, their evile 31337 haxx0r background looks like a blatant copyright violation. It's artwork based on a video game cover. Previously also "stolen" by the BBC: http://www.gamesradar.com/wait-did-bbc-use-thief-art-illustr... (since then apparently replaced, http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33442419 ) Also available for illegitimate at http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-389962378/stock-photo-hacker... or http://www.sh…
It's barely even visible...
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But if you upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7, your existing log-on (which has no Live account connection) continues exactly as before.... It's not really a surprise if an app store needs an account. Are there any that don't?
> It's not really a surprise if an app store needs an account. Are there any that don't? Yeah the ones that have existed since forever: GNU/Linux repositories (Ubuntu's, Debian's, etc.). Even Ubuntu's Software Center, which you might find closer to an app store than a command line interface even though it's the same thing, does not require an account until you try to leave comments or review an application. Then ther…
As a Linux user I have kept Windows 7 & 8 partitions in my laptop and workstation disks for years because there used to be time where you needed Windows in the work for some programs to work and some documents to open. Windows 10 upgrade push made me to realize that that time passed a long time ago. Last time I booted to Windows for other reason than playing a game was seven years ago. LibreOffice works well with MS…
> Windows has lost it's grip for good. For your listed use case of gaming & document creation. There are a lot of niche applications that are Windows only. All major CAD platforms, a decent chunk of FEA packages, hardware vendor software, etc. At the professional level, Windows still has quite the grip.
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> Windows has lost it's grip for good. For your listed use case of gaming & document creation. There are a lot of niche applications that are Windows only. All major CAD platforms, a decent chunk of FEA packages, hardware vendor software, etc. At the professional level, Windows still has quite the grip.
I think even the idea that Linux is a solid alternative to Windows for gaming is still a joke. It's immeasurably better than it was even just 5 years ago, but outside of Valve, indie devs or smaller studios, we're not seeing a lot of linux ports. And when we do they seem clunkier, somehow. And sometimes I just want to pop into some obscure resource management game from 2006 without sacrificing a goat and praying to W…
And, for a game from 2006, you'll probably have to pray to the Windows-compatibility-mode gods at this point, too. I actually wouldn't be surprised, if it worked better under WINE...
The articles recommends that you "strengthen your Microsoft Live account password", but if I understand the vulnerability it is only exposing the hash of your password? If it's only exposing the hash, why should you make your password stronger?
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Yeah, it's the only reason I have a Windows laptop (or desktop) - I teach music technology, and that means a DAW which works - in my case Cubase - so unless Steinberg changes their mind on supporting Linux (which seems massively unlikely given the amount of effort needed to get it working properly), I'll have to have a Windows machine for the foreseeable future; everything else I do is done on my Chromebooks (one Chr…
In case you haven't heard about it: Bitwig Studio works effortless on Linux with a great feature set. The workflow is more similar to Ableton Live than Cubase though.
Secondly, plugins - there are a heap of free and paid plugins that are Windows-only that I'm not sure will work in Linux (I know about being able to bridge them, but even 32/64 Windows bridges have issues!) - having said that I've not tried this lately, so hopefully there's been some good progress.
Third, and probably most intractably - it's a big enough ask to get school IT departments to support 'odd' software like Cubase; getting them to support Linux, alas, would be infinitely unlikely, so I'd still need a Windows PC to support my teaching work (which is my main income).
Thanks for the tip, though, I shall re-look into Bitwig again as it's on Linux, and then my GalliumOS Chromebook could become even more useful!
Until a fix is released, this can be mitigated by blocking outbound TCP connections on ports 139 and 445. Individual users can do this using by setting up suitable outbound rules in the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in (wf.msc).
Or by using a browser that doesn't silently and promiscuously attempt to connect to remote network shares. Like, any other browser. Good grief.
And people wonder why some of us haven't upgraded from Windows 7. Win10 tries really hard to make you log into your desktop with your Live Account credentials - you can't use the store without this. Whereas if it were just leaking a local login it would be much less critical.
Using windows 10 since it came out, never opened Windows Store, not even once.
As a Linux user I have kept Windows 7 & 8 partitions in my laptop and workstation disks for years because there used to be time where you needed Windows in the work for some programs to work and some documents to open. Windows 10 upgrade push made me to realize that that time passed a long time ago. Last time I booted to Windows for other reason than playing a game was seven years ago. LibreOffice works well with MS…
> Windows has lost it's grip for good. For your listed use case of gaming & document creation. There are a lot of niche applications that are Windows only. All major CAD platforms, a decent chunk of FEA packages, hardware vendor software, etc. At the professional level, Windows still has quite the grip.