Step 1: Throw computer in recycling (reality is most computer aren't properly supported. period.) Step 2: Purchase a computer that doesn't such ship with malicious proprietary software and for which the source codes available so you can actually run a properly designed, maintained, and supportable operating system. And if the hardware your buying is dependent on proprietary software your still doing it wrong. Though I will forgive anyone for which actually has a mostly freedom friendly system (but only if
"so you can actually run a properly designed, maintained, and supportable operating system" So, it's designed, maintained and able to be supported but doesn't actually have support?
I'm struggling here. Which operating system are you suggesting is designed, maintained and supportable?
I've been using Linux since pretty much the first time I managed to borrow an Yggdrasil CD from a friend and eventually figured out how to make the boot floppies. I've used many operating systems before and after that.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Friday June 29, 2018 @01:55AM (#56863682)
Linux is the absolute best most widely supportable and capable OS there is if you don't require MSOffice or exotic Windows only vendor specific apps. Otherwise you may as well just run Open/Free/NetBSD. Want to reconfigure your default network card's settings? Edit one, tiny textfile. Need to change dns, edit one other, distinct file. Adding a DHCP server? One other, distinct and again, logically named file.
Anytime you get tired of cursing the chain of quests that is current Linux support and HowTo's that presuppose you already have a working version of whatever you are trying to get working, a fact not revealed until step #434, give BSD a shot.
I mean I used Slackware after downloading 3.5" diskette images and figuring out what went wrong in linux has gotten consistently worse since then. Even Windows is easier to fix at this point./vent
If you are infected your doing it wrong (Score:0)
Step 1: Throw computer in recycling (reality is most computer aren't properly supported. period.)
Step 2: Purchase a computer that doesn't such ship with malicious proprietary software and for which the source codes available so you can actually run a properly designed, maintained, and supportable operating system. And if the hardware your buying is dependent on proprietary software your still doing it wrong. Though I will forgive anyone for which actually has a mostly freedom friendly system (but only if
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So, it's designed, maintained and able to be supported but doesn't actually have support?
I'm struggling here. Which operating system are you suggesting is designed, maintained and supportable?
I've been using Linux since pretty much the first time I managed to borrow an Yggdrasil CD from a friend and eventually figured out how to make the boot floppies. I've used many operating systems before and after that.
I've only e
Re: If you are infected your doing it wrong (Score:0)
Linux is the absolute best most widely supportable and capable OS there is if you don't require MSOffice or exotic Windows only vendor specific apps. Otherwise you may as well just run Open/Free/NetBSD. Want to reconfigure your default network card's settings? Edit one, tiny textfile. Need to change dns, edit one other, distinct file. Adding a DHCP server? One other, distinct and again, logically named file.
Anytime you get tired of cursing the chain of quests that is current Linux support and HowTo's that presuppose you already have a working version of whatever you are trying to get working, a fact not revealed until step #434, give BSD a shot.
I mean I used Slackware after downloading 3.5" diskette images and figuring out what went wrong in linux has gotten consistently worse since then. Even Windows is easier to fix at this point. /vent