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Please stop it. Seriously. When the subject "Windows 10 Privacy" comes up, linux folks come running offering linux as a magic pill, it's not. As mature as lin

Please stop it. Seriously. When the subject "Windows 10 Privacy" comes up, linux folks come running offering linux as a magic pill, it's not. As mature as linux distro's can be there's always the hardware variable in the equation, specially on laptops using nvidia optimus, the experience still sucks. It's the truth. I have nothing against linux, i actually tried it very recently (you can see it here:https://calbertoferreira.blogspot.pt/2016/10/moving-from-windows-10-to-ubuntu_20.html https://calbertoferreira.blogspot.pt/2016/10/moving-from-win...) and got a nice initial impression of it, but i will be moving to Windows again very soon. Want to know why ? - Creating a virtual machine on virtualbox freezes my machine (excessive IO ? i have an ssd); - Battery life sucks even with powertop and such; - My wired internet connection had the same speed as my wireless connection (i disabled wireless to make sure); - Hdmi audio simply doesn't work and when i asked for help on askubuntu i was even downvoted (http://askubuntu.com/questions/845996/how-do-i-make-hdmi-sound-work-on-an-asus-n56vz http://askubuntu.com/questions/845996/how-do-i-make-hdmi-sou...)! I tried, i really did but it's a no go for me. And i feel sorry for it, because i recognise that there are advantages in linux , but until nvidia fixes the damn optimus issues, linux will be held back.

pdimitar 10y ago
Even though you're downvoted, I mostly agree with you. Most Linux proponents are people with older hardware and trivial setups: 1-2 monitors, 1 sound card and a pair of normal speakers (without subwoofer), 1 ethernet or wireless card, only 1 ISP, etc. We get it, for very regular setups Linux works fine. But there are many people who have more requirements outside the warm little box that Linux serves and I cannot understand why do these people come here convincing us this is not the case; and why are they downvoting the people who are outside this bubble. Linux is not a magic pill on the desktop. For all its strengths (and I do use it in my work every day) it's still a lousy desktop OS and this hasn't changed for 10+ years now.
- module0000 10y ago
  It's a magic pill if you can RTFM. Not everyone can. Try to keep in mind that the vast majority of internet provided services are served on linux. A large portion are developed on linux, by people that don't seem to be hindered by the parents problems. edit: typo
  - pdimitar 10y ago
    Why should people be interested? They get an advertisement that they buy something and "it just works". Are you by any chance interested in the intricacies of the process needed to guide your sh*t to a dump or a cleaning station? I'd bet you are not. Don't be bitter. The fact that most of the internet infrastructure is served by Linux doesn't make it a user-grade OS. Unrelated areas.
  - calferreira 10y ago
    That only proves that Linux is used for critical stuff where people require a specific knowledge. It's not for everyone.

pdimitar 10y ago

Even though you're downvoted, I mostly agree with you. Most Linux proponents are people with older hardware and trivial setups: 1-2 monitors, 1 sound card and a pair of normal speakers (without subwoofer), 1 ethernet or wireless card, only 1 ISP, etc. We get it, for very regular setups Linux works fine. But there are many people who have more requirements outside the warm little box that Linux serves and I cannot understand why do these people come here convincing us this is not the case; and why are they downvoting the people who are outside this bubble. Linux is not a magic pill on the desktop. For all its strengths (and I do use it in my work every day) it's still a lousy desktop OS and this hasn't changed for 10+ years now.

module0000 10y ago
It's a magic pill if you can RTFM. Not everyone can. Try to keep in mind that the vast majority of internet provided services are served on linux. A large portion are developed on linux, by people that don't seem to be hindered by the parents problems. edit: typo
- pdimitar 10y ago
  Why should people be interested? They get an advertisement that they buy something and "it just works". Are you by any chance interested in the intricacies of the process needed to guide your sh*t to a dump or a cleaning station? I'd bet you are not. Don't be bitter. The fact that most of the internet infrastructure is served by Linux doesn't make it a user-grade OS. Unrelated areas.
- calferreira 10y ago
  That only proves that Linux is used for critical stuff where people require a specific knowledge. It's not for everyone.