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Good thing it's just the kernel, so the rest of the OS should be safe
And you just know that there will be those few idiots that actually take this serious
Oh shit! Which windows distribution do I switch to? Any recommendations?
11 is the GOAT, it even has FOX NEWS on the TOOLBAR and a LINKEDIN keyboard shortcut!!!
Remember to choose Enterprise or Ultimate to unlock all features!
Meh I prefer Windows 9
I get it, the debate around 9/11 is pretty heated!
And AI built in to EVERYTHING. You don't even have to think.
(Looks at my life) Are you sure thats actually a bad thing?
If you installed Win11, odds are you weren't alreadyβ¦
I've been doing some research, apparently all of them are rolling releases and tend to break often.
Rolling releases on unstable branches
xp, 2000, or nt obviously.
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Who do I contact to get a refund on my compromised Linux?
Yea, we would like to talk to the manager of Linux
Keep in mind if you transition to Windows you will need to relearn a few things! Lots of your software might have issues and I sure hope you have Nvidia because AMD is straight to broken with all their open source code. Yuck!
Windows is just better (I use Windows 11 PRO BTW) because you get lots of background processes and there's even a copilot that's right about stuff sometimes. Microsoft even keeps a backup of lots of your data up in something called a Cloud, which I assume is good because clouds are up there in the sky like heaven!
I sure hope 2026 is the year of the Windows PC!
(/s cause writing this joke hurt my soul)
I've been looking at switching to Windows, but it's always the horrible gaming experience that holds me back.
For starters, compatibility is complete ass. Windows doesn't let you choose the compatibility tools and forces you to run every game (every application for that matter) in the systemwide environment. It also only has a single wineprefix-equivalent that just dumps everything in your home ~~directory~~ folder (please don't crucify me). If a game requires a different Wine version, you can try to set that half-assed compatibility mode thing on the executable, but I'm convinced it's only there as decoration. If it doesn't work, you're kinda fucked.
Windows also lacks the minimal set of utilities that I expect from a system that can run games. There is no Bubblewrap and you can't sandbox your games without using a VM. There is no gamescope, nor any way to run an application inside a nested graphical session. If an older game can only do exclusive fullscreen, you can't switch to a less intrusive (windowed/borderless) mode. If a game does have borderless or windowed mode, but doesn't support your native resolution, you're playing in a tiny window or not at all.
Windows 11 seems really neat, but it's not ready for general adoption. There are just too many missing features.
From a programmers and workflow perspective windows is complete garbage. It does not allow me to change my WM. Im stuck with the default behaviour without the ability for full customisation like Hyprland or Sway have. Installing Programms is deeply unintuitive. Have to search for a Programm, download it from a sketchy looking button and run an installer. Software providers often enough don't even provide sha256 sums. How can I be sure, that I downloaded the correct executable? Even if a hash is provided, most people won't bother to check it. These are elementary flaws that hinder widespread windows adoption.
Get well soon, friend π
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It would genuinely cause worldwide panic if the Windows source code leaked, and that brings joy to me
... until I realize I still have Windows because I still haven't moved to linux
Do it now. We love you and want you to join with us.
"We run Arch btw, Carol"
If itβs because youβre worried and not because you have proprietary software you need thatβs keeping you tied to it, Mint was super duper easy for me to install (Iβve never installed Linux before) and itβs been essentially out of the box compatible with the games I play since most are already optimized for the Steam Deck.
If itβs the software thing, sorry man, my spouse is in the same boat.
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Oh fuck. The linux stock is going down!!
They'll have to fire the Linux CEO over this just like they fired the Antifa CEO
What a disaster! /s
wait, did they say there's billions of lines to do?
Anyone else noticed that it says paid partnership?
Transparency helps us recover faster.
A little off on the lines of code... it's only around 20 million. I'd be a little worried if there was billions of lines of code, it would be unmaintainable slop.
This is how you know Microsoft windows is better. More lines of code = better software.
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I bet someone from /linuxsucks (banned me, yay) genuinely believes every word
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Is FreeBSD safe to use?
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Al those Linux geeks with their tails between their legs as they go back to the secure windows environment. Whose smug now guys? Hope your Linux subscription has a refund policy.
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Wasn't there a long time ago a genuine bug report in Mozilla's bug tracker reporting that the source code was publicly available and this was insecure? I can't quickly find it because I can't think of good search termsβ¦
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=949446
Name makes it hard to search, yeah. :V
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