11-04-2015, 04:26 AM
Colin,
I agree with some of your criticisms regarding Linux. That is what kept me away from it for many years. I think much of that has been overcome now, and that while there are still some rough edges, Linux is ready right now for the desktop, provided the user is willing to put in some work.
And this is not happening in a vacuum. On the other side, MS is growing more intrusive, as it extends its control of the user's system. We learn just today that data is being quietly sent to Redmond, with no way to turn it off. Win10 updates cannot be disabled, and Win10 itself is being downloaded onto Win7-8.1 machines without user knowledge or consent, whether it is ever installed or not - all 2GB of it. As the subscription model is further established, I can only see MS's policies getting worse. AISI, at some point one must make a decision and exert the effort needed to break free. Think what could be done if enough people did so, and cut loose an occasional donation to keep things going.
I agree with some of your criticisms regarding Linux. That is what kept me away from it for many years. I think much of that has been overcome now, and that while there are still some rough edges, Linux is ready right now for the desktop, provided the user is willing to put in some work.
And this is not happening in a vacuum. On the other side, MS is growing more intrusive, as it extends its control of the user's system. We learn just today that data is being quietly sent to Redmond, with no way to turn it off. Win10 updates cannot be disabled, and Win10 itself is being downloaded onto Win7-8.1 machines without user knowledge or consent, whether it is ever installed or not - all 2GB of it. As the subscription model is further established, I can only see MS's policies getting worse. AISI, at some point one must make a decision and exert the effort needed to break free. Think what could be done if enough people did so, and cut loose an occasional donation to keep things going.