Subj : Re: macOS 26
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : tenser
Date : Tue Oct 07 2025 02:00:09

On 05 Oct 2025 at 09:51a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...
 
 pF> -=> apam wrote to jimmylogan <=-
 pF> 
 pF>  ap> I tried installing linux the other day on two different computers..
 pF>  ap> neither worked properly. One, the wireless mouse wouldn't work unless
 pF>  ap> unplugged the receiver and plugged it back in again, the nvidia drive
 pF>  ap> with the latest kernel wouldn't work - (the latest nvidia driver) onc
 pF>  ap> i installed the longterm kernel and replugged the mouse in every rebo
 pF>  ap> it mostly worked.
 pF> 
 pF>  It used to seem that Linux ran better on newer systems, now all of my
 pF> older  systems install it without a hitch.  :)

I've found that I have to run Linux for a few things, but in
general, I wish that I didn't.  But when you need KVM, you
need KVM.  _shrug_

Similarly, there are some bits of software that are easy to get
going on Linux and harder on other systems, and I've found that
at this point in life, I can't be bothered for a lot of that,
so the path of least resistance it is.

 pF>  ap> FreeBSD runs fine on these two computers, with essentially the same
 pF>  ap> software (kde plasma 6)
 pF> 
 pF>  I've grumbled about wanting a system that doesn't lend itself to too
 pF>  much eye candy and temptation to customize it. I think that NetBSD with
 pF>  a decent old-school WM might be just the thing.   :)

NetBSD is pretty good, but I've found that the closest I can get
to that old school, "BSD Unix on a timeshared VAX" kind of feel
is OpenBSD.

 pF>  Except, work is pulling me into MicrosoftLand(tm). I'm now running M365
 pF>  for 300 users, running 50 or so servers in Azure... Maybe going all
 pF>  linux at home would be just the thing for defining boundaries between
 pF>  work and play?   :)

I feel for you.  I'd try going all BSD, myself.  Now that'd be play.
:-D

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