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[–] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 2 months ago (29 children)

windows users will do anything but switch to linux

[–] krash@lemmy.ml 51 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Some are forced to use windows due to workplace requirements or software only running on windows. I run linux everywhere I can, but don't always have the choice.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (8 children)

Yeah wtf

  • Try producing decent music on Linux: run into issues with DAWs and plugins.
  • try 3d anything more advanced on Linux: any fluid or gas simulation gets annoying real quick (real flow, Houdini, vray, octane)
  • try layouting / handout design on linux: yeah let's hate on Adobe (and I do think they deserve it) but let's also realize most of the industry runs on their tools and Linux makes it complicated

Either you sacrifice money and freedom, or you sacrifice time and sanity. And I'm sorry, if I wanna do multiple of those things there's no way around mac or windows. I wish it was different, but it isn't and we gotta be realistic here.

And yes I see y'all shouting that there's a way for all of those things through workarounds but: for every one of those that works for me, there just as many that don't work, than just as many that restrict me in different ways, just as many that require documentation that I have to pull out of my ass cause it's not online, and just as many that make me look for the toenail of a harpy and sauron's tears to work.

Linux is not a direct alternative to windows, but it's a lifestyle and a commitment and I'm not out here trying to make it my personality, I want software to work in less than a month of me deciding to install it.

I can see the down votes rolling in on this but I'm tired of ppl selling their lifestyle instead of their OS.

[–] amanda@aggregatet.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It’s even worse than what you suggest.

Try finding:

  • a solid email client: Thunderbird can’t search all my email for even things that are in the subject line
  • a calendar application with support for CalDAV and Exchange
  • an office suite matching the Microsoft or even Apple offerings of 2004
  • reasonable cloud sync
  • a decent vector graphics tool a lá Affinity Designer, a cheap tool developed by a small indie company

These are regular requirements for office work that I’ve had trouble with.

Oh and I also routinely have trouble turning off my computer, it just freezes at a black screen. This is a stationary computer with nothing weird in it.

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