it's always better to stole the latest release of windows 10 enterprise, than using linux. simple fact. It's not so "purrfect" for "pruggrammers". Starting with the old gcc (g++) bug that was not fixed since 2005, you cannot call destructor itself. It's probably a bad style, but sometimes it provides a simple solution. And this thing works in microsoft compiler. There are lots of bugs like this, I tried to use gcc for several projects and know what? I was always quitting to microsoft solutions crying FUCK THIS SHIT. I was really hoping that Boost libraries will work fine with the latest mingw on my laptop with core i7-2670qm and 4gb of ram onboard. and compiler was literally crashing when I was compiling a project with boost::spirit (phoenix, qi, karma) and boost::fusion with QT gui. however once I switched to msvc2013, everything was working purrfect. For reviving an old peecee you will probably need to make gantoo. and it's more than I wrote. I was making gentoo for like 5-6 pcs, it was laptops, each with the particular configuration. I was not using the tool to make kernel automatically, and it was rather interesting than hell but still I was quite prepared and interested in. Let the author's granny make her own gentoo. And let's see how fast she switch back to windows 95. Besides, almost every distribution SUCKS! it just SUCKS! no excuses! every distribution has its own problems. Okay, all of the distributions have to be devided by its packaging system. I remember only aptitude and portage. apt is ez to use, but it uses precompiled distributions of programs and it has lack of flexibility, but portage is fully flexible, as much as you just can forget to switch "lame" or "mp3" or "mpeg" flag and wonder why audio player plays nothing except of wave.

I have some words about privacy.

let's count android a linux distribution, as the ubuntu is.

I guess everyone who tracks linex nuws, can remember... I guess it was Richard Stallman, with his article about PRIVACY in ubuntu, the most user-friendly distribution, the choice of granny of the author of article above.

And Google's privacy policy is far from what is in article, they are trying to track android users as Apple do with its devices. Telemetry Service in Microsoft products is likely an effect of this trend. Even Doeban tries to collect some data "FOR THE GREAT IMPROVEMENT" if you let. I hate debian vanilla distribution so much. This is even worse than ubuntu and doesnt worth time wasted to setup this.

Okay, I'm not an expert in privacy, but I count this article is way too populistic, and let's try to close my post with following:

1. You cannot use all of this "REASONS" on the same system. Revived pentium 3 with 256mb ram onboard cannot be customized in the best tradition of Steve Jobs without lose of performance.

2. You cannot update Kernel without reboot. Some updates which involves many dependencies including kernel-important services still need System to be restarted.

3. Dies once you need windows, lol

4. May kill windows with uefi installation

5. Need to turn secure boot off

6. Still many unfixed bugs. Which noone will fix, lol, because noone wants to pay for it. LOL.

7. Vulnerable, not even less than windows.

8. On windows you dont really need antivirus program. I'm serious. If you dont need to insert infected media in your system, the chance to be infected is very small. more than that if you're about stealing programs, I would recommend to have a Virtual Machine to use as a Playground.

9. LINUX HAZ NO PROGRAMS AS NO GAMES. it's a fact. Ardour and Audacity suck hard before Pro Tools and Digital Performer (I like it!)

this is my favourite.

just look:

http://getthatprosound.com/15-great-daws-best-music-software-world/

FIFTEEN DAWS -- 2 FOR LINUX, ONE OF TWO TO RUN WITH WINE. LOL.

More than that, there are no drivers for audio interfaces.

There are no drivers for video interfaces. And those we have don't use devices such proper as windows drivers do.

10. SECURITY.

THE TERM OF SECURITY IS USED WRONG IN ARTICLE ABOVE.

You can make for example TrueCrypt partition as for windows as for linux. And your data and configuration will be secured the same. Network security should be provided by your router or secure network gateway. In network side windows 10 and latest linux build have the same security.

It's even silly, because microsoft has a subunit to explore, help and improve linux.

enough.

11. Community. Wat a liar.

msdn and windows forums are really full of experts and moderated by experts. I even used it sometimes to get help, and I got it.

Linux forums is more like forums by interest, and if authors granny would come to ask "how to install alsamixergui?". It's likely "rtfm" than "emerge alsamixergui in console".

I know MANY linux professionals with which I'm always in contact and I literally have people who can help me with linux if I misread anything. But it's a big luck that I met them. But I dont think that any windows xp user who decided TO GO MINT is same lucky.

12. I do like linux.

Really. It's awesome server platform, even more than windows, really flexible. I use linux too much for my work, especially KALI. I have and installation and virtual machine on windows. sometimes it saves the day.

When I make some study projects I always aim to make it executable by linux natively. because it's cool.

But. I also sure I would never use it at my friend's studio.

Couple years ago my friend was needed A BIG UPGRADE, he's musician, and we play music together sometimes. So I decided to help. And after some days of reading articles, searching and counting what programs he needs and which programs can be a better alternative -- we met iMac. He just switched from windows to mac. And he's happy now. Sometimes he asks me for some settings but he loves this machine and he doesnt know what if he had not this machine.

14. FORGOT! My windows installation is at least 2 years old. My previous Windows installation was 4 years old, and I stopped using it because after some strange manipulations with it wasnt agreed to be updated to windows 10. I was trying to make

1) Laptops pre-installed windows 7 home basic

2) was upgraded by windows anytime upgrade to ultimate

3) the harddrive was converted to GPT

4) I made efi partition and made this installation run from efi

5) but I got some problems with hd3000 and sleeping.

6) that's why I switched back to mbr after several month of usage

7) with the same method

8) keeping the system installation as it is.

9) quite flexible, huh?

10) so I didnt want to repair it to get windows 10 I just reinstall to another HDD

11) but this installation is still alive at another hdd and it's working fine. the described problem was the only.

12) just lurn to use windows, and you dont need to reinstall it.

13. That's why each computer should have it's own purpose. If it's home pc -- it's probably enough to get windows, especially if you play games. AND I DO MUCH. that's why at my laptop I have windows 7 enterprise, and thinking about to get windows 10 enterprise. I have linux installation also, but I use it only for experiments and getting some fun of trying to SETUP SOMETHING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE at linux. It's an experience, anyway.

Switching to linux for home usage must be a comprehensive step by human. If he definitely knows that he has suitable hardware and dont need anything but to use web browser, lol, it's a good thing to think about. But he he works in photoshop too much and uses some cads, and maybe uses some models of graphical tablets that is not supported by linux -- making him to switch is nonsense. Or if he's a young programmer who studies in university and he wants to gain his skills and discover something new -- getting gentoo is the best opportunity.

TL;DR:

You cannot use all features described in the article above in the same case. Don't made yourself switch. If you want to try -- try on the wm.

Every operating system is good for it purpose. Every operating system is good for science. But if you want linux for home -- think several times.

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