Re: cpu-x

On 2024-05-17, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Fri, 17 May 2024 03:04:45 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-15, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:34 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-14, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Mon, 13 May 2024 22:54:36 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On 13 May 2024 12:14:27 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
 

... explain how it is the _software_ that is making them money,
and not the _support_ for that software.

 
It is the support that is making the money. That is the point, after
all.
 
Ever heard of “give away the razor, sell the razorblades”? That’s
how Free Software works.

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So, it would be beneficial to open-source developers to make sure
that their software breaks easily and crashes, so as to sell the
support. Gotcha.

 
Yeah, that would be brilliant, because customers would flock by the
droves to useless, crap software... But you may have something, people
keep using crap Microsoft Windows even though their "customers" are
really Microsoft's unpaid beta testers.

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They use Windows because it's what they got on the computer they
purchased which cost less than a similar Mac. Considering how Windows
can run on just about any hardware and support every third-party
peripheral they plug into it, they are not likely to seek out an
alternative, even if it crashes a few times. It also has the largest
library of software, and tons of experts can be found on the web to
help them with any technical problem they have, free of charge. Those
are real benefits, no matter how much one hates Windows.

 
I find a lot better support for Linux on the Internet than I do for
Windows. There are a LOT of people who'll tell you how to fix Windows...
only problem is, none of it EVER works. When my wife's old computer
BSOD'd (twice during upgrades) I found (and tried) about 20 "solutions,"
none of which worked.
The second time I went to what actually worked sooner — using a Linux
Live[B USB to download her data and rebuild the computer from scratch. I
could be a great Windows support expert... I've already memorized the
three Rs,
"Reboot. Reboot. Rebuild."
 
(Again this is from a years back and I will admit that wife has had a
lot less trouble since then. Although I still have to reset her network
something or other when it slows to crawl on the Internet (what is that
crap?). And I still think Windows is the most convoluted crap OS ever
made.

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There are three issues I can imagine for the slow Internet: 1) an IP
mismatch caused by a crappy TP-Link router (I've had this issue), 2)
terrible Wi-Fi hardware such as the chips made by MediaTek, 3) too much
distance and interference between her computer and the router. If you have
a cheap TP-Link router, get rid of that thing. Their more expensive models
are fine, but the one selling for around $30 causes a lot of chaos.

I have a TP-Link router and it works well because the computers, except for
one room, are connected via LAN cables. I think TP-Link routers can't handle
a lot of WiFi traffic — they overheat. But the Gigabyte Ethernet ports seem
to be rock solid. There's computers in nine locations in this house.
Fortunately, when they ran the phone cables they used CAT 5, so I just
re-terminated the cables to CAT 5 jacks, added five, cheap ($7 Gigabyte
switches) and ran some CAT 5 cable at the base of the wall for some of the
locations not near a jack — and everyone has fast, reliable Internet. Now
that you mention it, I don't think my wife's computer has had to have the
network reset since I ran the Ethernet cable to her computer. But I never
had problems with the Linux computers when using the same WiFi connections.

Linux has much of the above too, but its library of software isn't as
impressive and the software's general quality isn't there either. It
works on anything, that's true, but not anyone is comfortable with the
process of installing it, no matter how easy it is.

 
I understand. I've known people who buy a new Windows computer every
time the old one slows down because that's all they want to know.
"Doesn't work right any more, but a new one."

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Meanwhile, we're dealing with high inflation and a likely recession which
should prompt most people to save as much money as they can by keeping
their hardware for as long as possible. Linux is going to be everyone's
best friend soon.

You're probably right. It's already happening in South America.

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