Can I fashion a simple linux distro from various sticks and pebbles I find on the forest floor?
this post was submitted on 24 May 2024
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You can, you’ll just have to come pile it up
The syntax is 
Oops, my large hands posting on my phone are to blame for the error.
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Everyone in this thread is missing that this is just a copy of the OS. OP said nothing about having a computer, or internet, or electricity.
I'll take Windows 7 because it was still issued on DVD which would be useful as a signal mirror for getting rescued.
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def win 7
And that’s only because XP wasn’t a given option.
Let's not kid ourselves. Xp is extremely dated and 7 was the better OS
Better in terms of features, absolutely. XP SP3 was a more stable OS. Only downside is lack of security updates, which wouldn’t matter much in the woods.
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No question.
I wouldn't care either way because I doubt it's connected to the internet out in the middle of the woods which is what would really limit what I could and would use a computer for in that situation.
Then again, if it uses Windows 11 it might get hotter and be able to keep me from freezing to death... 🤔
Some low hanging fruit here (lol Apples) but Win 11 for surely my location and situation will be known afar.
Bonus edit: To the Wincopter! A subscriber is away from employ!
I always keep a short length of single mode fiber optic cable with me when I'm hiking. If I get lost, I just bury it, and it less than an hour some idiot will show up in a backhoe and accidentally cut it in half.
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I'm sorry everyone... but I'll choose Windows 11... I just can't leave without an AI assistant in my computer. I mean, yeah, I can always just open ChatGPT on a browser... but that just... isn't the same. Also that Recall thing is great, I love these automatic screenshots that are totally not sent to Microsoft. This thing is extremely convenient, because pressing the Print Screen key is too hard for me. Lastly, I paid for the whole computer, I want my OS to use all the resources it can. Fuck you, Linux and Windows 7 evangelists! Your OS is clearly not superior.
(guess i made it clear that i haven't used windows in a while lol)
Win 7, because I can use it as bargain to trade with locals who help me to get out of the forest and back to civilisation. No one would be interested in Win 11 so that choice is obvious.
Win 11 because wsl. At least I have some of Linux so I can use a computer.
I don't really get all the windows 11 hate. I have had 0 problems with it
Not everyone is ok with os not being yours and sending everything you do to someone else so they can better advertise to you.
Let's not act like Microsoft hasn't patched that into older Windows versions too.
Anything older than Windows 10 is a massive security risk. And Windows 11 is just Windows 10 with a slightly worse UI and a handful of new features on top.
If you like it and it works for you, then great. I’m in the same boat.
"Go with what works best for you"
--basically how I've lived for the last 10 years or so
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I worked for msft. I evangelized Windows, even through 8, I found the silver lining. 11 can die in a fire.
Windows 11. Because Windows 7 ate Windows 9.
I am already in the woods on Windows 7
11, so that when I outrun the bear, it'll be 11 who dies, while 7 is waiting for me at home
No one seems to be considering that only Windows 11 lets you run Linux as a subsystem.
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Def 7, it was the first OS used at work that turned invisible.. It didn't need constant defragging, optimizing or registry hacks like 98, 2000 or XP used to. It was a workhorse.
That said, I haven't used 11 yet. My company just announced that this year all PCs will stay on 10 for the foreseeable future.
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im in the woods, help me
Windows 7. And I would hope for the mighty superhero penguin Linux to save me.
Win7 4 lyfe, yo
Next question, pls
You'd be screwed with 11, please connect me to the internet to login to your account. So I'll take 7.
Not sure it matters. I'll be drawing a girlfriend in MS Paint, and it hasn't changed much.
I have a surprise for you: there were big updates to Paint in Windows 11. Most notably AI image generation features. So that may affect your girlfriend-drawing endeavours.
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11 easily. Not everyone hates. It personally I think it's worth it for AutoHDR alone. And the simplified start menu makes a lot of sense once you put the start button back where it goes and block ads in the menu.
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Since the woods has not internet, 11. No ads, no tracking. Do need the old context menus and a few things before I head out though.
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Windows 7, maybe I could even download iTunes 10 and get my old music library back
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