• Krauerking@lemy.lol
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    11 days ago

    No but if you need a windows machine for work then what is the purpose of having a second device running Linux? Like actually.

    My point still stands. The topic sure is about Linux and windows 10/11 but I still stand by,
    “why have a second device I won’t use, on second hardware I had to buy, that I can’t use cause it doesn’t run my apps optimally?”

    Cause that just sounds like I should own one so I can say I have a Linux device for you guys.

    You said we should own a non powerful personal Linux machine but didn’t give a reason why? Why should we have an extra device running Linux if we already have the needed windows. Downvote me sure but give logic not personal desires

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      11 days ago

      Well since this thread is about computers unable to run windows 11 due to HW restrictions, meaning they’ll be insecure when the EOL is reached, the point would be “to keep your personal computing secure.” If you’re upgrading to w11, why are we even talking about w10 EOL? Just upgrade then, what’s the problem?

      Furthermore, if your company provides a computer at all, you may wish to have your personal computing done on something without their monitoring programs installed. Idk about you but my work doesn’t need to know I googled “boobies” at 10pm on tuesday, or whatever.

      Finally, because while upgrading to a computer that can run w11 is costly, buying a used computer off a friend who is upgrading is much cheaper, linux being much less resource intensive and able to run securely and receive critical security updates on cheaper, older hardware can be beneficial to someone who can’t upgrade to w11 due to cost, or who is being forced by their workplace into using w10 (or even w11 with company spyware, really.)

      Did I hold your hand well enough this time or are you still confused and being rude about it? Sure, maybe YOU don’t care about security, and in that case you shouldn’t, just run XP who cares, but for those that do it is an option.

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        11 days ago

        Being rude is asking you to explain why we should have a second device running Linux?

        And you wonder why there is an adoption problem with that OS.

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          11 days ago

          Just in case you’re actually unaware and not just bullshitting,

          Right ok… But what’s on the other PC for for an OS? And why should we bother having another one on a different OS assuming we can afford extra hardware?

          Came off snarky, thus rude, and is why I returned it in kind. If you weren’t trying to be rude and it came off that way by mistake, my bad, but it definitely seemed intentionally and unnecessarily snarky.

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            11 days ago

            You immediately assumed people needed to have multiple pieces of hardware when some can’t even afford past what their job provides, being able to have a separate and dedicated machine is still privileged.

            You got immediately defensive and felt you had to rush to defend the dangerous question because you thought I might have been snarky when asking? What the hell?!

            And you are still doing it!