Re: Cult of Unix

Hank Rogers wrote on 1/14/25 7:05 PM:

vallor wrote:

On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:52:05 -0600, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote in <vm48v6$23a1f$2@dont-email.me>:
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Joel wrote:

CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2025-01-13 17:54, Joel wrote:

CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2025-01-13 16:32, Joel wrote:

MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> wrote:

On 12/01/2025 23:23, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth nothing.
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So which OS do you choose to expend your valuable time on?

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Linux is the only option worth pursuing.  macOS is weird and
expensive, Windows is bloatware beyond belief.

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There's not much to pursue in MacOS. It works as it should and it is
a fairly pleasant experience. However, I would agree that it's
expensive.
After a while, you'll need tools to do additional things and on
MacOS, you're going to be paying money in most cases. Open-source is
available for it too, mind you.

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I just dislike Windows and macOS, it might be my own opinion but it's
right for me.

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MacOS machines have a shelf life of about seven years before Apple
decides that your machine is no longer worth supporting with updates.
As we've seen, Windows machines get about seven, so it's a fair amount
of time. However, Linux has them both beat with unlimited support no
matter how pathetic the machine you're running it on is.

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My machine is an interesting example - if I'd stayed with Win10, it'd
be slammin', but then support would end relatively early in its life.
So upgrade to 11, great, until the bloat overtakes it, as in my view it
already began to with 23H2.  Linux is the only way to solve this
dilemma.
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Indeed, linux is the only way to salvation.

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I'm glad you see the light, Brother Hank!
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https://cultnix.org/
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(_Cult of Unix_ home page -- there's nothing there but
a title with an animated gif, perhaps I should add some
epistles? ;)   )
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ObWindows:
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Just navigated the backup mess in Windows 11 --

 I said the hell with windows backup long long ago. Even if it works perfectly What are the chances they'll change it? And once a month, updates can easily dork it. Microsoft constantly fiddles with everything, even if it's working perfectly. It's just what they do.
 I think people are better off to get some type of imaging software, written by people that are experts and specialize in that.  I use macrium reflect, but there are several others just as good or better and most have a free version. Backup software is too important to trust microsoft.
 

Windows backup in Windows 10 and 11 is old Windows 7 code.
  - imo, it should be avoided. There are multiple free and fee version backup and imaging programs much better for imaging and restoration.
  Macrium Reflect Free
  EaseUs ToDo Backup Free
  AOMEI Backupper Standard Free
  Paragon Backup and Recovery Community Edition - Free
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