I’m not forcing anyone to do anything. I just look down on them for using Windows. And you can’t stop me!
Yeah, the all or nothing approach will not make Linux mainstream. Meet people where they are.
If you want universal uptake, you need to be in the schools.
To be in schools, you need to be in businesses.
Is the year of the linux desktop also business time?
Who’s forcing anyone to use Linux?
Probably various workplaces. Just like lots of them force you to use Windows.
Personal machines, yep, it’s all a choice.
It’s a normal thing that you work with whatever your workplace pays you to work with.
Try troubleshooting something windows related on Lemmy. I dare you.
Proton for windows when?
would actually help with old games compatibility.
I’ve used a windows version of Wine to play a 16 bit Windows game before, so it’s already kind-of a thing.
For 16 bit windows games, DOSBox may work even better since it emulates vintage hardware. You just have to install windows 3.11 inside DOSBox.
Yes! I’ve done both. I played Castle of the Winds in DOSBox running Windows 3.11. What have you used it for? If it’s Castle of the Winds, we’re officially friends. Otherwise, eh, we’ll see! ;)
Ha, of course it already exsists
Just run steam through WSL of course!
As soon as Windows runs on Linux :)
Dxvk already helps.
I’m forced to use CoPilot at work and chuckled when the running dialog showing my prompt was being delivered showed LibreOffice being used for initial file generation.
This is what I’ve been doing, most of my software whether for work or personal has a Linux version, however I’m still stuck with Adobe for now for PS+LR and can’t really be bothered with dual booting. As soon as I manage to replace those in a way that works for me professionally, I’m hopping over.
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And yeah I’m on DaVinci as well and it’s nice they’re trying and if I do cut off photography gigs that might be enough but for now, definitely not a stand in for LR+PS workflows.
To be honest I’ve tried affinity and it didn’t cut the mustard for my workflows at the time (maybe like 3 years ago). I’ll admit, having used LR+PS for over 20 years I’m very set in my ways, but I’m trying to cut out the photography jobs completely in favour of moving image and once that’s done I should be able to let go (though I still use PS for some stuff in the video work as well but at least it’s not my entire workflows…).
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This is what I’m hoping Europe’s transition into FOSS will do for the ecosystem. If they can make a polished sovereign software stack with a well known offramp, what exactly is the value of Microsoft? Why pay that much? Especially as all of their products get worse and enshittify further.
cross platform meaning FOSS OS (BSDs, linux, androids)
though it’s often easy to make it support proprietary OS with little-to-no dev time, and the idea of spreading FOSS to those trapped in proprietary OSes is good too
and TBH, “use WSL” or “use docker” are good answers too
I don’t know why, but I’ve gotten more resistance for suggesting that than Linux. Switched my wife to Linux no problem, another girl I know was like “do you really think it will run on my laptop with a Celeron? I will look into it.” IT people I work with are like “yeah I should probably not use Microsoft but I’m not ready”.
People get REALLY comfortable with their shitty proprietary apps though, even tech literate people. I’m not even including stuff like Adobe which are great and people have spent years using processionally. I mean like Signal, which is functionally the same as any other messaging app and takes two seconds to get up and running.
+1 for IT people that aren’t actually computer folks. I regularly am amazed what IT has zero idea about that I do in my spare time, but then I realize a normal person could be in IT. I thought you had to be a mega nerd.
Also people won’t use signal because no one is on it. EVERYONE here is on fb so they all use messenger and won’t leave no matter how horrible it is.
You’re right, I just don’t understand that mentality though. You don’t have to stop using FB Messenger immediately if people you know use it. If you want something better though, you have to start using other products, and eventually it will be big enough that you can ditch Messenger. Plus I’m actively asking you to message me on Signal, so just do it. What is the problem? I have apps that I actively dislike and are bad for privacy, like Snapchat for example, solely for one person, just because they’re busy and prefer it and I care about them and keeping in contact. Why do so few people seem to do the same for Signal, even when they complain about the mainstream apps?
Dude people won’t change. Many folks ive asked 10 times pelase use signal to talk to me and they will not.
I refuse to install Snapchat, thats 100% spyware recording you.
Based
Most paid solutions are just kibana/grafana dashboards with extra steps.
If your team can’t build most of that shit out yourselves, your team is overpaid.
No. This is war. We give no concessions to the enemy. We strap them to a chair, tape their eyea open and superglue their hands to the mouse until they love Linux.
No mercy.
Eh just jump right in. You’ll most likely float, it’s been a neat experience for me thus far: having /var/cache file for updates filled up bc of updates, unable to login with my working password to my profile, Luks not working at all - these are great ways to learn how to evolve the hard way. I throughly enjoy what’s next for me in my Linux environment!
So, how is cross compatibility between Haiku, AROS and Linux?









