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Yesterday, I finished converting a bike shop to Ubuntu Linux only. They are ridiculously happy because: - device drivers actually work - they don't have to wor

Yesterday, I finished converting a bike shop to Ubuntu Linux only. They are ridiculously happy because: - device drivers actually work - they don't have to worry anymore about viruses - they can use old machines without trouble So yeah, zero customization - but a way better experience than Windows. So, your crowd not only exists, but got me a new bicycle!

bovermyer 8y ago
That's awesome. Was that a barter deal? Fix-our-computers-get-a-bike?
- just_testing 8y ago
  At first, it wasn't. Buuut so many great bikes (and I ride to work every single day) and it was hard to accept the money. I joke to people telling I am an addicted doing work for the drug dealer - of course I would receive in drugs, not money!
crb912 8y ago
lol
emptyfile 8y ago
Funny, device drivers are the precise reason I switched to Windows 10.
- rkangel 8y ago
  In general, if you want AMD or Nvidia graphics drivers then Windows is easier. If you want anything else (including Intel graphics drivers) then Linux is easier.
  - ben-schaaf 8y ago
    I always find it funny how hardware manufacturers most of the time ship a bunch of drivers with their components. Windows drivers for wireless cards, motherboards, graphics cards, etc. Never needed any of those for Linux (The open source AMDGPU driver is good enough).
    - stubish 8y ago
      To be fair, I don't recall the last time I needed them with Windows, either. I think the CDs are for old versions of Windows, running on old machines that still have a CD drive.
  - hsivonen 8y ago
    Like Intel graphics, AMD graphics now work with Free drivers. The kernel just needs to be new enough to contain new-enough version of the driver, so in the case of Ubuntu 16.04, it was necessary to use the "hwe" package variants.
- MadcapJake 8y ago
  Unfortunately in the music production world, Windows or OSX are the only options if you want to customize your hardware (sequencers, synthesizers, etc) or import patches/presets. I think this is largely because no major DAW has Linux support.
  - lists 8y ago
    So thank you, Bitwig Studio https://www.bitwig.com/ https://www.bitwig.com/
    - wilsonnb 8y ago
      Bitwig Studio is great for the Linux audio world but the real problem is plug-in compatibility on Linux.
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bfranklyn 8y ago
"they don't have to worry anymore about viruses " lol!
- just_testing 8y ago
  A Local Bike Shop without any huge internet operation? They aren't exactly the target for most high-profile linux rootkits.

bovermyer 8y ago

That's awesome. Was that a barter deal? Fix-our-computers-get-a-bike?

just_testing 8y ago
At first, it wasn't. Buuut so many great bikes (and I ride to work every single day) and it was hard to accept the money. I joke to people telling I am an addicted doing work for the drug dealer - of course I would receive in drugs, not money!

crb912 8y ago

lol

emptyfile 8y ago

Funny, device drivers are the precise reason I switched to Windows 10.

rkangel 8y ago
In general, if you want AMD or Nvidia graphics drivers then Windows is easier. If you want anything else (including Intel graphics drivers) then Linux is easier.
- ben-schaaf 8y ago
  I always find it funny how hardware manufacturers most of the time ship a bunch of drivers with their components. Windows drivers for wireless cards, motherboards, graphics cards, etc. Never needed any of those for Linux (The open source AMDGPU driver is good enough).
  - stubish 8y ago
    To be fair, I don't recall the last time I needed them with Windows, either. I think the CDs are for old versions of Windows, running on old machines that still have a CD drive.
- hsivonen 8y ago
  Like Intel graphics, AMD graphics now work with Free drivers. The kernel just needs to be new enough to contain new-enough version of the driver, so in the case of Ubuntu 16.04, it was necessary to use the "hwe" package variants.
MadcapJake 8y ago
Unfortunately in the music production world, Windows or OSX are the only options if you want to customize your hardware (sequencers, synthesizers, etc) or import patches/presets. I think this is largely because no major DAW has Linux support.
- lists 8y ago
  So thank you, Bitwig Studio https://www.bitwig.com/ https://www.bitwig.com/
  - wilsonnb 8y ago
    Bitwig Studio is great for the Linux audio world but the real problem is plug-in compatibility on Linux.
- deleted 8y ago
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bfranklyn 8y ago

"they don't have to worry anymore about viruses " lol!

just_testing 8y ago
A Local Bike Shop without any huge internet operation? They aren't exactly the target for most high-profile linux rootkits.