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I'll stick with Windows 7, thanks. The last OS that doesn't try to babysit me.

stewbrew 8y ago
I get this argument from my father in law too so I don't take it as a joke. He had used XP until 1-2 years ago and doesn't care about the security risks of an unmaintained os.
- PavlovsCat 8y ago
  Win 7 support ends January 14th 2020.
- Jonnax 8y ago
  Some people only learn through consequence.
gregknicholson 8y ago
Have you met our lord and saviour Arch Linux?
- brianpgordon 8y ago
  Right, Arch is the perfect distro for someone who wants their system to leave them alone and stop changing things.
  - westmeal 8y ago
    I used to think this way too until I tried it. Honestly not as bad as I was told.
    - brianpgordon 8y ago
      I used it as my primary home machine for half a year or so back in c. 2013. I dreaded running pacman -Syu. It seemed like every time, some package required my attention to keep working.
- antisthenes 8y ago
  When Windows 7 support ends, I'm very seriously considering switching to Linux as a main OS and keeping the W7 machine for air-gapped single player games. Probably not Arch though, something a bit more user friendly, like Elementary OS or Solus Linux
  - gregknicholson 8y ago
    As a Gnome purist, I like Fedora. It's curated almost as strongly as elementary and Solus, just with a different set of software. Ubuntu is always a reasonable choice; I'd recommend it if you don't mind a slightly clunkier user experience, especially around installing software. Compared to Fedora, it comes with a larger range of worse-curated software packages, aimed much more at dabblers rather than end-users. The breadth of documentation for Ubuntu is as much a curse, because it's now mostly obsolete. (I've never actually used Arch Linux; it just has a very strong reputation of helpful guidance, but DIY and no babysitting.)
GordonS 8y ago
I held out on Windows 7 for a long time, but I have to say that now Windows 10 has matured I actually really like it. In particular I like the high-DPI capabilities, improved console, WSL, Windows Containers, Windows Defender and even the new Start Menu (after removing all the games and cruft, and replacing tiles with things I actually want).

I get this argument from my father in law too so I don't take it as a joke. He had used XP until 1-2 years ago and doesn't care about the security risks of an unmaintained os.

PavlovsCat 8y ago
Win 7 support ends January 14th 2020.
Jonnax 8y ago
Some people only learn through consequence.

gregknicholson 8y ago

Have you met our lord and saviour Arch Linux?

brianpgordon 8y ago
Right, Arch is the perfect distro for someone who wants their system to leave them alone and stop changing things.
- westmeal 8y ago
  I used to think this way too until I tried it. Honestly not as bad as I was told.
  - brianpgordon 8y ago
    I used it as my primary home machine for half a year or so back in c. 2013. I dreaded running pacman -Syu. It seemed like every time, some package required my attention to keep working.
antisthenes 8y ago
When Windows 7 support ends, I'm very seriously considering switching to Linux as a main OS and keeping the W7 machine for air-gapped single player games. Probably not Arch though, something a bit more user friendly, like Elementary OS or Solus Linux
- gregknicholson 8y ago
  As a Gnome purist, I like Fedora. It's curated almost as strongly as elementary and Solus, just with a different set of software. Ubuntu is always a reasonable choice; I'd recommend it if you don't mind a slightly clunkier user experience, especially around installing software. Compared to Fedora, it comes with a larger range of worse-curated software packages, aimed much more at dabblers rather than end-users. The breadth of documentation for Ubuntu is as much a curse, because it's now mostly obsolete. (I've never actually used Arch Linux; it just has a very strong reputation of helpful guidance, but DIY and no babysitting.)

GordonS 8y ago

I held out on Windows 7 for a long time, but I have to say that now Windows 10 has matured I actually really like it. In particular I like the high-DPI capabilities, improved console, WSL, Windows Containers, Windows Defender and even the new Start Menu (after removing all the games and cruft, and replacing tiles with things I actually want).