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You wouldn't build a production system on Windows 10; you'd build it on Windows Server, which doesn't do these things. Windows Server also makes a nice dev mac
by kstenerud 6y ago
You wouldn't build a production system on Windows 10; you'd build it on Windows Server, which doesn't do these things.
Windows Server also makes a nice dev machine.
- charlesdaniels 6y agoI get the feeling that there are many small to medium businesses where production systems do run on Windows. Maybe not the type of "production" that we on HN would think of, but nevertheless important systems without which business cannot be conducted.
- dlp211 6y agoAnd no harm has come to them. I get the philosophical debate, but the practical debate should be settled by now.
- ptx 6y agoWindows Server does do these things[1] - but don't worry, it's all for our own good: "Windows and Windows Server diagnostic data gives every user a voice in the operating system’s development ... For our enterprise customers, representation in the dataset ... is a real benefit." (.NET, which you might run on a Windows server, also has telemetry enabled by default unless you set DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT to 1.) [1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/configure-w...