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I lied; I tested Omarchy, but I had some issues with it that were already solved by CachyOS. It is hardware-related. This includes problems that aren't solved by something like Endeavour. The distros are almost like patches, unless you want to apply them, which could result in experimental use.

Then I don't use Cachy as a daily driver either; I use Windows 11. It is such a strange thing to talk about. I use a variety, not all daily. I think the only OS that I don't use is macOS/iOS. I even use Nix.

I don't hate Omarchy, I think it is quite cool, and I like it being used as a vehicle to promote Linux onboarding.
 
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Fulcrum29 said:
Then I don't use Cachy as a daily driver either; I use Windows 11. It is such a strange thing to talk about. I use a variety, not all daily. I think the only OS that I don't use is macOS/iOS. I even use Nix.
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For me, the daily driver is MacOS and it's Arch at home. Windows is the only one I no longer use.

Not for any ideological reason... It just really started to irritate me with the nagging to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass and Office 365, the constant reactivation of OneDrive, and pushing Edge at me.
 
Been using PopOS for a while now. I sometimes have to boot into Windows for work stuff and whenever I do it's always just pain.
 
We have MacOS on our home devices but Windows 11 on the work laptop. I hate the friction of the keyboard mappings when I swap between them. Ctrl-X/C/V vs Command-X/C/V. I wish the work would just pay the same for a Macbook as they do for these horrible HP Z books. They'd get so much more for their money.
 
Unfortunately Windows. I only play one game and you cant play it on Mac, otherwise I would have get me a Mac mini long ago.
 
Latest Linux Ubuntu, moved from Windows about 7 years ago and couldn't be happier.

Have a couple of uses for Win, so keep it on a tight leash in a virtual box.
 
Jan said:
For me, the daily driver is MacOS and it's Arch at home. Windows is the only one I no longer use.

Not for any ideological reason... It just really started to irritate me with the nagging to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass and Office 365, the constant reactivation of OneDrive, and pushing Edge at me.
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I don't like that Windows has to be debloated. By this time they should have realised that they can't build the OS out as a service. Even debloating creates a situation in which service isolation can be compromised. I am the last person on Earth who thinks that MS has good intentions. I am not even sold on their XBOX campaign, and CoPilot isn't removed, not its premise; AI will still be applied. All MS is doing is pushing out the same wheel with new rims.

OneDrive shouldn't be pushed, and Microsoft could stand to gain by building a parallel, user-owned, locally hosted OneDrive. Edge sucks, but the entire Chromium ecosystem is becoming tighter. I won't say it is unique to Edge, certainly not Chrome, but they certainly want to own the market share. I don't think that a competition-driven approach should divide these components among other competitors. Legislation should promote interoperability. It will be hard work, but it is achievable. There are reasons why Linux and open source are winning on some fronts.

The only issue is open to exploitation. If I use cheating in online and multiplayer gaming as an example, Linux has become a sandbox for it. In some circles, Windows is even known as the anti-cheat OS. That doesn't mean that Windows is immune, but there are mechanisms that can be applied to create a more secure environment outside of a non-power user's control.

There is a lot more to say, but then I am going to have dive into taking ownership and having true ownership.

What I am seeing is an OS becoming a service, and that service being pushed to the cloud. Yes, we already have components in the cloud, but the providers want your data to exist within that cloud. We already live in a cautionary state where even states want to have control over the edge. Microsoft can still be lax, but nothing is showing them willing to be more open.

All I am saying is irrespective of which OS you are using at home or work, home and localized computing can't be allowed to die.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
All I am saying is irrespective of which OS you are using at home or work, home and localized computing can't be allowed to die.
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At home:
Main driver in MacOS (air; next to bed)
Sundry and appliances all linux (desktop in study, SBCs and nettop homecontroller).
I have a early gen Win11 on Arm for when I need to quick assist friends/family

Work:
Windows11 for daily work (web consoles, remote desktop, terminal to script and ssh, RSAT tools for mostly Windows fleet).
 
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