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For those thinking Enterprise and/or Education may be better, it's only better if you're using it in an environment where privacy settings are enforced via Grou

by darrmit 10y ago

For those thinking Enterprise and/or Education may be better, it's only better if you're using it in an environment where privacy settings are enforced via Group Policy or some other method. Standalone (like I'm running it) is really not much better than Pro unless you go through and manually intervene. For example, the default telemetry level is "Enhanced": "The Enhanced level gathers data about how Windows and apps are used and how they perform. This level also includes data from both the Basic and Security levels. This level helps to improve the user experience with the operating system and apps. Data from this level can be abstracted into patterns and trends that can help Microsoft determine future improvements. This is the default level for Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education editions, and the minimum level needed to quickly identify and address Windows, Windows Server, and System Center quality issues." [1] On a fresh install of Windows 10 Enterprise I still have to manually disable updates by disabling/setting permissions on scheduled tasks for updates and I'm still prompted for things like "Use OneDrive!". Cortana is also enabled by default. [1] https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/configure/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/configure/...

LinuxFreedom 10y ago
It is a real problem for the industry that people are clinging to that embarrassing anti-thesis of an operating system, no matter what is published about it, they still try to find a way to sell some kind of their religious fake believe that it is possible to trick MS in their own house. It is also very alarming that people from "tech communities" like this one are "defending" their use of an inferior fake operating system instead of just simply shutting up and being ashamed of their technical ignorance. But I hope most of these "it is anyway a great thing" posts are just pro marketing guys, I personally have not met one respectable tech person that would burn its name to propagate that MS anti-os. If your school or educational institute still depends on that failed OS, please help them to understand the importance of Free Software, thanks!
- AlexeyBrin 10y ago
  > It is also very alarming that people from "tech communities" like this one are "defending" their use of an inferior fake operating system instead of just simply shutting up and being ashamed of their technical ignorance. But I hope most of these "it is anyway a great thing" posts are just pro marketing guys, I personally have not met one respectable tech person that would burn its name to propagate that MS anti-os. Being condescending about Windows pro users will for sure boost the adoption of your preferred OS and raise awareness about the FSF ideals. You'll have a better chance if you change your tone and use ethical reasons for using alternative operating systems. From a technical point of view Linux is not better or worse than Windows or macOS. Take this from someone that uses all three of them for work.

by darrmit 10y ago

LinuxFreedom 10y ago

It is a real problem for the industry that people are clinging to that embarrassing anti-thesis of an operating system, no matter what is published about it, they still try to find a way to sell some kind of their religious fake believe that it is possible to trick MS in their own house. It is also very alarming that people from "tech communities" like this one are "defending" their use of an inferior fake operating system instead of just simply shutting up and being ashamed of their technical ignorance. But I hope most of these "it is anyway a great thing" posts are just pro marketing guys, I personally have not met one respectable tech person that would burn its name to propagate that MS anti-os. If your school or educational institute still depends on that failed OS, please help them to understand the importance of Free Software, thanks!

AlexeyBrin 10y ago
> It is also very alarming that people from "tech communities" like this one are "defending" their use of an inferior fake operating system instead of just simply shutting up and being ashamed of their technical ignorance. But I hope most of these "it is anyway a great thing" posts are just pro marketing guys, I personally have not met one respectable tech person that would burn its name to propagate that MS anti-os. Being condescending about Windows pro users will for sure boost the adoption of your preferred OS and raise awareness about the FSF ideals. You'll have a better chance if you change your tone and use ethical reasons for using alternative operating systems. From a technical point of view Linux is not better or worse than Windows or macOS. Take this from someone that uses all three of them for work.