Subj : Re: Windows 11
To   : DaiTengu
From : Boraxman
Date : Sat Oct 30 2021 09:34 pm

-=> DaiTengu wrote to paulie420 <=-

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 Da>   Re: Re: Windows 11
 Da>   By: paulie420 to DaiTengu on
 Da> Mon Oct 25 2021 03:46 pm

 pa> I'm currently giving ZorinOS Pro an install. It, unlike ZorinOS Core, has
 pa> Win/MacOS and other themes included and also has WINE *setup* for a user
 pa> that might not grasp how to do that in a usable way. WINE allows you to
 pa> run some, if not most, Windows applications under Linux.

 pa> It might be a good OS for you to give a try... it costs $39, but like I
 pa> stated above you can try Core out for free - I think that Core still has
 pa> WINE installed... just no support from the Zorin folks.

 Da>  I'm pretty familiar with WINE.  The ham radio applications I use on
 Da> Windows don't have an equivelant counterpart under Linux, and are too
 Da> complex for WINE to deal with, with serial connections audio cabling
 Da> and whatnot.

 Da> Also, newer video games never run well under WINE, if at all.  I just
 Da> picked up the new Guardians of the Galaxy game, as of right now reports
 Da> are it won't run at all under WINE (or any of the forks designed for PC
 Da> Gaming).


 Da> The other reason I stick with Windows is because it's mindless.  I can
 Da> install and run whatever without having to tinker and fiddle with
 Da> things, or edit 30 different config files, or find the right library
 Da> for compatability.

 Da> I spent all day dealing with Linux at work. when I'm done with work, I
 Da> don't want to spend my free time dealing with it, too.

Wierd, I moved away from Windows to Linux because I didn't want to mess around
with the OS all the time.  Granted this was back in 2000, and I was using
Windows 98, but I got tired of reinstalling Windows 98 all the time, having to
wipe it, reinstal, put my configuration back the way I liked it.  With Linux I
wanted an OS I could install once, configure, and it would stay that way.

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