Comments on: Broken WinDOZE theory https://didacticmind.com/2025/10/broken-windoze-theory.html Strategic Defence of the Mantle of Responsibility Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patrick https://didacticmind.com/2025/10/broken-windoze-theory.html#comment-9880 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:12:13 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=22800#comment-9880 If you’d like to get really based, install OpenBSD. I just set up a desktop environment on a seven year old laptop this weekend which consumes roughly 200 MB of memory. OpenBSD comes with an integrated firewall called pf. It’s nothing for convenient people, but if you like to have a small and secure system, this is it.

]]> By: Chris https://didacticmind.com/2025/10/broken-windoze-theory.html#comment-9879 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:26:07 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=22800#comment-9879 Moved over to Ubuntu Linux about 4 years ago. While not as easy as Windows, I can get everything done I want to get done. Especially with Oracle’s free VM offering. I run Windows in a VM if I need it. I installed Arch Linux on another machine to get used to it. I can connect with it remotely. There’s no real need to go back to Windows, except all of corrupt Corporate America runs it on the desktop. I say corrupt because the dirty secret is almost all of their server environments are Linux, but they won’t let their users on to it. And forget downloading anything. The IT shops have to keep the environments locked down because of a small % of really stupid users in every organization. See, we could have nice things if we didn’t have a diversity of smart and really stupid people working together.

]]> By: JohnC911 https://didacticmind.com/2025/10/broken-windoze-theory.html#comment-9878 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:12:45 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=22800#comment-9878 Rob Braxman Tech, aaron clarey (and others) videos were what push me to try Linux instead of upgrading to windows 11. Windows 11 spying and require new hardware, it is a waste to force users to change. I did play around with Garuda Linux last night, it is good. I need more testing through. Anyway I can not tell others what to do but I think Microsoft is making a bad move here. The economy is not good and forcing many users to change, well it seems like it is going to destroy the faith in the product long term

]]> By: MK https://didacticmind.com/2025/10/broken-windoze-theory.html#comment-9877 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:56:07 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=22800#comment-9877 The official MK Linux distro guide:

If you have Windows neurons & muscle memory:
Install Linux Mint, enjoy the peace.

If your hardware is really new and powerful:
Install Fedora

If you grew up on Mac:
Install Ubuntu

If you want to spend more time fixing your machine than using it:
Arch, Manjaro, NixOS, have fun. Put Mint on an old backup laptop so you can still do online banking.

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