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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Cult of Unix
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:05:34 -0600
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vallor wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:52:05 -0600, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
> wrote in <vm48v6$23a1f$2@dont-email.me>:
> 
>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth nothing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So which OS do you choose to expend your valuable time on?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Linux is the only option worth pursuing.  macOS is weird and
>>>>>>> expensive, Windows is bloatware beyond belief.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just dislike Windows and macOS, it might be my own opinion but it's
>>>>> right for me.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>> Indeed, linux is the only way to salvation.
> 
> I'm glad you see the light, Brother Hank!
> 
> https://cultnix.org/
> 
> (_Cult of Unix_ home page -- there's nothing there but
> a title with an animated gif, perhaps I should add some
> epistles? ;)   )
> 
> ObWindows:
> 
> 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.