Microsoft recently wrote that TPM 2.0 is a "a non-negotiable standard for the future of Windows." This pretty much confirms it won't back down on its hardware requirements for Windows 11, an OS that is seriously struggling to gain new users (~35% of Wi...
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@killyourfm I told my mom and my little brother that they should at least give Linux a go before they consider buying new hardware.
My brother could possibly use the upgrade anyways, but my mom only uses the PC for browsing the web and occasionally edits a document or two using LibreOffice. Both of those activities are great under Linux, so yeah
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by [email protected]
More context:
It's estimated that a staggering 240 million PCs currently running Windows 10 aren't "capable" of upgrading to Windows 11.As you know, those PCs can easily run any flavor of #Linux. It's a massive opportunity to get people away from Windows (and its increasing invasion of privacy), AND prevent literal tons of e-waste.
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@killyourfm And yet I've seen more articles about bypassing the requirements to shoehorn them onto Windows 11 in an unsupported state than recommend Linux.
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Scotsbear π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ»replied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@[email protected] As a recent convert to...well, no, let me change that to recent adoptee of Linux (I've always been favourable to Linux even when I wasn't using it) I think technically we're pretty much there apart from the more specialized use-cases you invariably see haunting 'Move to Linux' threads. (But muh fotoshop/vijyo editing!)
Changing people's minds will be the nut to crack. There's also a lot of crusty stereotypes and old junk information out there that needs destroyed.
But an even bigger challenge than that will be readying some Linux spaces for the influx of more casual but more demanding users. Still pockets of Elitism out there that we'll need to either abrogate or funnel folks away from.
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@jenny753 That's so frustrating. Well, what I'll be writing at Forbes won't tip the scales much, but I'm certainly going to try.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Scotsbear π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ» last edited by [email protected]
@Uraael "...old junk information out there that needs destroyed."
THIS! There are so many nonsense myths about Linux that need to be debunked.Edit: Thank you for a magnificent comment. I hadn't even considered the ramifications of a mass exodus to Linux from that angle. It presents a serious challenge.
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@killyourfm Excellent point. I think one thing that could make this transition viable is commercial software. We have seen Steam/Proton prove this out for gaming, my question is, how do we get more productivity software to follow suit?
I donβt think commercial software replaces FOSS to be clear, but I think if your goal is to bring in businesses transitioning from Windows, itβs easier if it feels like they arenβt giving up as much.
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Fabian (Bocchi) π³οΈβπreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm 5 PCs done so far for a customer
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@ernie The answer is simply and sobering: mountains of cash.
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@killyourfm I'm a long-time Windows user and this is my plan - hoping to get Mint installed on my home PC over the holidays
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@killyourfm The place where my head went was that Red Hat should strike some sort of deal with Adobe to make RHEL a first-class platform for the Adobe suite. Red Hat is one of the few companies in a position to pull something like that off.
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@Dunstable That's awesome! Mint is a solid choice.
There are PLENTY of people around here to lend a hand if you have any questions. Happy Linuxing! -
My laptop: Has TPM 2.0
Microsoft: Get Fucked no Win11 for you.Me: Ahh, OpenSUSE on all my computers then.
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@ernie Ah, your head is in the right place. That could bring about a substantial shift in perceptions. I certainly dislike Adobe's business practices, but they're entrenched.
Plus, you get a bunch of influential content creators to switch seamlessly over to Linux with Premiere Pro, etc, and that could be something special.
+ There are obviously massive business incentives for RHEL to get Enterprise customers to make the switch.
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@killyourfm And it also helps that Adobe is already in a strategic partnership with Red Hat.
Adobe, IBM and Red Hat Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Customer Experience Transformation
Adobe, IBM, Red Hat partnership, OpenShift, hybrid cloud
(www.redhat.com)
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@ernie Huh! I TOTALLY missed this announcement, and I was actively covering Linux at the time.
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@killyourfm And also Red Hat is already a prominent enough customer that Adobe is promoting them on their blog. https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/10/11/how-adobe-express-helped-red-hat-marketing-ibm-company-achieve-10x-time-savings
If Adobe makes the move to Linux, even money that itβs through RHEL.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Ernie Smith last edited by [email protected]
@ernie Years ago I interviewed Adobe about the technical hurdles of porting libraries and engines over to Linux, and the tl;dr of that conversation was "it's possible, but is a giant engineering effort we can't financially justify."
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firebreathingduckreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
The hard part is the gentle sell. Nobody likes being pushed to a change that wasn't their idea in the first place. If we push them anywhere near as hard as Microsoft is, they'll go with Microsoft anyway.
I tried the hard sell on Linux to family members ten years ago, and it didn't go anywhere. A few years later, two family members switched on their own.
