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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Windows Is A Great OS ... If Your Time Is Worth Nothing
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:35:56 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-02-26, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2025-02-26 2:45 a.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2025-02-25, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>> On 2025-02-25 8:34 a.m., RonB wrote:
>>>> On 2025-02-24, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>>>> On 2025-02-23 5:23 p.m., Adison Vohn Caterson wrote:
>>>>>> On 2025-02-23, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Linux wins because it isn't the behemoth.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I knew it was just the company.
>>>>>>>> I don't like WalMart, but I will secretly shop there ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Linux supports my WiFi, made in China, edge technology as WiFi6 is
>>>>>>> evolving, same maker with WiFi7 on Windows.  It's a new era.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This openSUSE install went well, and other than screen orientation and
>>>>>> virtual keyboard, everything worked OOTB.
>>>>>> My first Linux use was SUSE 10.1, bought in a box from a store.
>>>>>> It was aggravating to get it running, I mostly remember having to get a
>>>>>> serial port modem, would not use my internal modem (I think US Robotics).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tried Ubuntu, Fedora in between, been 5 years since I've tried again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a computer.
>>>>>
>>>>> A lot of people, myself included, feel that their choice of operating
>>>>> system will make a social, political or economic difference in the
>>>>> world. I agree with you now: it's a computer. The operating system you
>>>>> use should be the one which properly supports the hardware you
>>>>> purchased. For a lot of hardware, that will be Windows or MacOS.
>>>>> Sometimes, Linux does a better job on that hardware, but that is rare.
>>>>
>>>> No, it's not "rare" at all. Linux runs faster on almost all hardware. (I
>>>> can't speak for ARM Macs because I've never seen one.)
>>>
>>> Doing a better job is not limited to speed. A lot of people would prefer
>>> that their machines recognize their hardware and make proper use of it
>>> over raw speed. What's the point, for example, of having a very fast
>>> machine if the trackpad doesn't work properly, the colours are off and
>>> closing the lid of your laptop causes the machine to shut down?
>> 
>> In 18 years my Linux machines HAVE all recognized the hardware. This simply
>> is not an issue for me.
>> 
>> I realize that it's (obviously) not the case with you, but I think 99% of
>> your issues stem from nVidia and trying to run Windows games on Linux.
>
> Oh, nvidia is definitely the problem. That's why I won't bother to 
> install Linux on any hardware which has an nvidia chip. What bothers me 
> though is that manufacturers like System76 include them on their higher 
> end machines. I can't imagine why AMD's GPUs, open-source drivers and 
> all, wouldn't be a better idea for them.
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if Linux ran perfectly on this laptop since the 
> gpu is an Intel HD 6000 or whatever. Apparently, there is still a 
> suspend issue, but I can live with that since it will stay on my desk at 
> work.

I don't think I've run into a suspend issue since I quit using my Dell D400 
laptop (which I think was made in 2003). But, again, my computers have 
almost all been Dell business machines with Intel GPUs.

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