Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Atreyu
From : Gamgee
Date : Wed Nov 02 2022 11:29:00

-=> Atreyu wrote to Gamgee <=-

 At> On 02 Nov 22  07:34:00, Gamgee said the following to Atreyu:

 G> And please understand, I'm actually *not* a Linux "evangelist".  I use
 G> it nearly exclusively, but I understand the Windows world and why it
 G> will continue to exist.  I'm not actively campaigning against it.  ;-)

 At> Up until about six months ago I was administering/babysitting a
 At> couple of Linux VM's. I'd consider my Bash skillset between
 At> beginner and intermediate, and really wasn't that much work to do
 At> on them. I just can't bring myself to use Linux at home and of
 At> course all my BBS stuff is out of the question.

Modern Linux is surprisingly easy to use right out of the box.  Even a 
bash skillset is not really a requirement for most.  If you're not 
locked in to using specific Windows software for home, you likely could 
switch over without too much hassle.

Your BBS stuff is another matter, for sure.  Are you running all of that 
on bare-metal DOS hardware, or on a 32-bit Windows machine?  I think 
it's uber-cool that you run DOS stuff, actually.  

 At> On the other hand... Microsoft is getting really stupid with
 At> Windows 11... well I guess things went off the rails beyond XP or
 At> 7.

Yeah... I haven't even seen 11 yet, although I am required to use a 
Windows 10 laptop for work stuff.  I found things up to 7 to be at least 
barely tolerable, but it's gone downhill for sure.

 At> I largely stopped becoming a fan after Windows 7 with their
 At> decision to have the OS do everything short of sexually
 At> gratifying my morning wood. When Windows was just an OS that ran
 At> programs, things were actually okay.

 At> Now Windows talks to me like it wants to be friends. Talk to me
 At> like a computer, not a workout buddy. Give me hexadecimal errors
 At> when you crash, not frowny-face sad kitten QR codes. And don't
 At> tell me how "sorry" you are or how I might enjoy Candy crush in
 At> my start menu even on a supposedly professional-edition of that
 At> OS.

 At> Taking away taskbar labels in 11 is a huge turnoff for me and
 At> anyone else that must work at least a dozen or so windows open at
 At> once. And I'm not installing some stupid bugridden shareware
 At> startmenu crap to fix it.

Yup, I like my OS (like my government) to stay out of my way and let me 
do what I prefer.  ;-)  I don't need any talking or kitten faces, for 
sure.


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