• melroy
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    133 months ago

    Well… at least at home you can run Linux. That’s a start. And otherwise try to switch or create your own business. It seems the latter is the only option to fully get rid of Windows, since soon companies will move to Windows 11 with Windows Recall and other AI bs. No thanks, I’m out.

    • @[email protected]
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      133 months ago

      Any company worth anything will keep recall disabled. Obviously, with Microsoft, it will get “accidentally” activated in an update, so admins will have to play whack a mole, but nobody should enable that malware when it’s released.

      • melroy
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        103 months ago

        I agree. Fun fact: You can’t uninstall Microsoft Recall.

        • @[email protected]
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          93 months ago

          Everything about it is so bad. It’s like someone woke up one day and thought, what is the legally worst piece of software I can make and force in people?

          • melroy
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            83 months ago

            Users of Microsoft accepted more and more. And slowly we are all in this situation (if you would still use Windows). Similar to the The Boiling Frog Syndrome. Get out now, while you still can. Try to search for alternatives. You have been warned.

            • @[email protected]
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              43 months ago

              I went cold turkey to Linux this past December. Best choice I’ve ever made. I am still stuck on Windows for work and I assist friends and family with their stuff, but otherwise I’m happily out of the system.

              • melroy
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                33 months ago

                Great nice to hear! Which distro did you choice (No wrong answers)? Do you still need help or have questions or issues?

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                  23 months ago

                  I jumped right in the deep end with Arch. I’ve been a sys admin for about a decade and in IT for another 5 years, so I’m good with computers, but more importantly, I’m good at searching for and finding solutions to my problems. It was a bit rocky for the first setup, but been mostly smooth sailing since Jan or Feb. I reformatted to change to btrfs and snapper after the first month or two.

                  I still don’t know a lot about how Linux works or where any of the config files are, but I’m learning. I’m all on the bandwagon.

                  • melroy
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                    23 months ago

                    Luckily for you Arch has the best wiki pages out there for documentation purposes. If you have any questions regarding Linux or you want to know something, just ask.

      • @[email protected]
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        23 months ago

        How does the interoperability work for your setup? Did you set up something special? What backup system do you use?

        I ask because I plan to integrate some Apple stuff so my family can interact with it, like local-only backups, interacting with the TV (kodi) and music (mpd). I will not use software from apple on my side (well, beside the FOSS stuff from them, like bonjour or the printer stuff).