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Goodbye Windows, Hello Linux [advice needed for a Linux workstation at home]
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rdl:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on January 21, 2019, 08:39:31 am ---How can people deal with being stopped in their tracks like this? Why do they put up with it?

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This is why I don't like Windows 10. You can't freeze it once you get it working the way you want. It's no longer an operating system. It's a service designed to make money for Microsoft and they're going to be changing it frequently. And every change basically resets the system to the way Microsoft wants it to run. Your preferences are irrelevant.

Here is something interesting to read.

Why Windows 10 Sucks or
Everything Wrong with Microsoft Windows
Nominal Animal:

--- Quote from: edy on January 21, 2019, 03:42:22 am ---I don't want to fan the flame war between Windows vs. Linux... but whatever you find useful for your needs, all the best to you!  :-+
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My sentiments exactly!


I wanted to point out that the Linux business sector does differ from the Windows/Mac one, and to do it profitably, you must adopt different business practices.  It has been done by myself and others, and isn't harder or easier than others, just different.  And that there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about that.  Some even claim it cannot be done, because it works different to Windows/Mac/Android marketplace, and therefore it must change.

My intent was to point out the errors, that many people are still in the throes of the old Microsoft-funded anti-Linux propaganda (whether they know it or not), and that instead of thinking as software as one business sector, they really need to see Linux as a different business sector to Mac/Windows/Android/iOS/etc. with its own characteristics, and adjust their business practices to make a proper profit in it.

I would be very happy to discuss the details and practice of maximizing profit and minimizing costs when selling multi-distribution Linux software, and help others make a better profit and a better product; but thus far, the discussion has been more like "oh how hostile to business the Linux fanbois are".
nctnico:
Just my 2 cents: for over a decade it has been clear to me that you should develop an application cross-platform even if your primary target audience are Windows users. It is very likely a good business opportunity comes along which requires your software to run on Apple or Linux. Porting an application later on will be a costly nightmare or even impossible.

Altium seems to be going through such a rewrite  process to support OSX (and later on Linux):
http://www.techdesignforums.com/blog/2017/12/18/altium-designer-18-multi-board/
jmelson:

--- Quote from: rdelpellegrino on January 20, 2019, 11:07:08 am ---Most Linux distros are the same OS wrapped up differently and most are very easy and quick to install these days.

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Well, I've had pretty good luck with Ubuntu (although I hate their newer user interfaces, but you can select which one you prefer.  I choose Gnome Classic.)  You have to add in a package of video players to view all the new video formats for web browsing, but that is just one command.

As for reliability, I just had to reboot my main desktop after 540 days of uptime when diagnosing a dying scanner.
My server (web, mail, DNS, etc.) has been up 323 days, and is constantly attacked by hackers trying to break in.
So, Linux is certainly reliable.

As for Windows software, there are only a couple packages I need.  I run the old (but very good) Protel 99 SE electronic CAD package under Windows XP, using VirtualBox, and my annual tax program under Windows 7, also under VirtualBox.  I used to use VMWare, I don't mind paying for a really amazing program, but their tech support is absolutely the WORST in world history!  VirtualBox has a few TINY little nits, but I've never even NEEDED tech support for it.

So, even my kids and my **WIFE** run Linux, and think it just works fine for their needs.  (Two of my kids have Apple MacBooks, but that is pretty close to Linux also (BSD UNIX-based).  My kids were amazed when I drpooed into the command line level and used standard utilities to diagnose a network issue on their Mac.


Jon
rstofer:

--- Quote from: nctnico on January 21, 2019, 02:56:21 pm ---Just my 2 cents: for over a decade it has been clear to me that you should develop an application cross-platform even if your primary target audience are Windows users. It is very likely a good business opportunity comes along which requires your software to run on Apple or Linux. Porting an application later on will be a costly nightmare or even impossible.

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Which drove the interest in Java.  I wonder how much interest there will be next year when the license terms change?  I haven't read through all the details but it seems they want clients to buy the runtime.  I'm sure it will be a nice revenue stream - if anybody cares enough to sign up.
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