Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform

• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Quick glance on my installed programs, and I count 7 apps I heavily use in windows 11 with no linux version, nor a clear equivalent that could replace them without extensive hacks that may or may not work and be a total waste of my time.

  if you tell us the names, maybe someone can help

  Also a funny thing: I installed Debian with KDE and then GNOME last year on another PC, and guess what? KDE & GNOME came bloated with a bunch of apps, games, office suite, code editor and other shit.

  that’s the decision of the distribution, not KDE/Gnome. often it is configurable in the installer, even in debian to some level.

  The same cleanup & customization did for windows 11 I had to do to Debian KDE and then GNOME.

  to be fair if uninstalling unneeded programs is the only thing you do on 11, you’re leaving in lots of things.

  Let people use what they want.

  I agree that insufferable jerks are insufferable jerks, but I don’t think most people want to use windows 11, but that’s what they can use, for one reason or another, some of which have a solution, some of which not yet

  source
• Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The whole schtick is you have actual ownership and control of your software. You literally just have a Windows license and in that license you have no power or control over your OS. Microsoft is definitely spying on you at this point, no question about that anymore.

  I am sensing some serious anti-linux projections. If you don’t like it, don’t use it. If you don’t like people talking about it, don’t use Lemmy and go to Reddit where there are tons of Windows bros who dunk on Linux all day.

  Point is: Your full of it and you probably want to ruin Lemmy like Reddit got ruined so you can feel comfortable in your chosen OS. Follow the granny rule, if you don’t have something positive to say just shut the fuck up.

  source

  • td_sp@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    If you don’t like people talking about it, don’t use Lemmy and go to Reddit where there are tons of Windows bros who dunk on Linux all day.

    Nice gatekeeping… people like you are why these platforms are never taking off.

    My home server runs debian, my main PC runs windows 11, and I have an iPhone and it all works very well. I don’t like circlejerks, they’re stupid, specially when they’re loudly incorrect.

    Lemmy has a massive circlejerk problem to the point that you can’t even mention using proprietary stuff because you get screamed at by keyboard warriors.

    source

    • Damage@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I think you’re confusing Lemmy’s alignment to freedom and the common good with a circle jerk. Most of us are here because we don’t want to be bound by the limits of centralized, proprietary social networks, how can you be surprised that the people here try to make the same choice in other aspects of their lives?

      source
• privatizetwiddle@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If a distribution didn’t come with any default software, it would be unusable out of the box by the average user. If you want that, choose something like Arch or Gentoo or LFS.

  The point of FOSS is freedom and choice. You can choose a distribution that aligns with your needs, and once it’s running, you can e.g. replace Firefox with Chrome or use Nautilus instead of Thunar. Try uninstalling IE/Edge or Explorer on Windows for a direct comparison.

  source