Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Mon Apr 25 2022 18:27:16

  Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
  By: Nightfox to McDoob on Mon Apr 25 2022 12:33 pm

 > Yeah, often I just stay in Windows because it's the OS where all of the
 > software I use will run.  It's easier than rebooting back and forth between
 > Windows and Linux, and can be smoother than using Wine or a VM.
 > 
 > Nightfox

My experience is that it is rare that a person is actually stuck with a
particular Operating Sytem for home use. If I was left stuck with something
other than Linux or OpenBSD I could most likely find alternatives to the
software I use.

Gaming in particular is funny because maybe the game I would play in a given
moment is not available on platform X, but typicaly there will be other good
games available on platform Y. Cointidentially, I totally despise new
generation videogames but the old games I want to play could be run on a
toaster. I guess I am lucky.

It is only when you hit "politics" that trouble starts. If I want to find out
how much energy I can squeeze out of a Rankine cycle I can do it on OpenBSD if
I want it since there are nice tools for that available. If the Professor at
College wants you to use a particular program, that s where trouble starts.

A lot of times I see newbies walking into Linux and asking how they can run
Notepad+ or another Windows specific program designed for a very general task
(such as playing music or viewing pictures). The answer is to use the available
Linux tools instead of trying to shoehorn Windows tools. If you intend to use
Windows tools you certainly won't gain anything moving to another OS.

Now, for pro use then I do buy the argument, because sometimes you need tool Z
available and the software vendor gives you no guarantees it will run on
anything but one or two platforms. However, I think this case is so more rare
than people thinks in practice.


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