"I have nothing to hide." Ok do you let strangers in your house unattended on a regular basis? Why not? Thought you had nothing to hide and you don't care. I hate people who try to use this logic as an excuse to let corps and government overreach.
You are 100% correct! All these people who say they dont care actually scare the crap out of me. The more people who say that the less hope I have for human society.
These are the people are basically the ones that say that because they never been is such situation and cant imagine the possibility of such thing happening to them. Add the additional lack of general knowledge of the OS they use is the most scary thing. TPM is not to protect you its just to force freaking MS spyware and remove user option of turning it off, while at the same time providing end user with absolute zero increase in security thanks to the way how TPM work.
The product isn't the problem it's the control of that product which is scary af. It reminds me of when you buy a new car and the shop tries to explain to you that you must return it to them for servicing and charge what they want for spare parts, it's absolute bs. Then again you have pricks who still buy products from Amazon and look how they treat their workers, your community, your society it's a disgrace. The USA is a completly different world to other developed country with laws and restrictions.
@@bakeraus If amazon was as bad as people think, no one would work there. Some locations are bad, but they always get new management once it effects the bottom line. I know plenty of people who work there, and they love it.
I guess they don't mind using an operating system that tracks them and collects data on everything they do online. All this is done to sell to other companies and you become the product by which MS makes more money via this practice.
Excellent video. Your points are spot on and I couldn't agree more. In addition, I use Linux because I got fed up with Windows adware, payware, spyware, begware, nagware, drivers, registration keys, activation, trojans, viruses, anti-virus software, ransomware, telemetry, targeted advertising, backdoors, data collection, reinstalls, image backups, bloat, software rot, blue screens, crashes, and forced updates, just to name a few.
All of those reasons are why my dad's computer was constantly having issues. I threw Linux Mint on it for him, and it's been excellent ever since, save for the one time he borked his user profile somehow.
iOS and Android are the ones you really need to worry about. There is so much more personal data off your smartphone than a Windows PC. Learn each system's strengths and weaknesses and use to your advantage. I don't do Linux as it is not widespread enough in a customer world to support and actually make money. As much as I dislike Microsoft at times they have greatly helped my career LOL
Completely agree. With both videos. When Microsoft told me my $2k pc was "incompatible" for their new OS, I took offense to it. Same reason I don't own any Apple products. "You own our product, you must use our product to run it." And now Microsoft is going that way too. "You can't use our OS cuz your pc doesn't measure up." Instantly started looking at which distro of Linux I was switching to. Lol. Went with Pop OS and could not be happier. The "incompatible" pc is now faster and more responsive. Runs so much cooler too. Would highly recommend everyone dump Windows asap. Thanks for your vids. Keep up the great work.
I had the same issue. Googled and figured out how to bypass this ridiculous restriction for my high end gaming PC. While doing so, I took the time to throw on a completely separate drive a copy of Manjaro OS to get myself off Windows Official RansomwareOS. I boot straight into Manjaro first and then decide if I want to boot up Win11RansomwareOS or not to game
To really understand Linux, you have to be alone - no distractions. No interruptions. Just you, the computer and a decent internet connection. Learn at your own pace and take a few notes.
Windows 7 was my last as main System. I've been using Linux for years as secondary System. But Windows 10 and 11 (that I use at work) and all the shady stuff going on behind them is the last line I won't cross for my main Operating System. Thanks Linux for exist and giving us the customization that we need and want!
Same here. Windows 10 had so many settings you need to turn off to reduce spying that I preferred switching to Linux. I had been using platform-independent or cross-platforms applications for several years, so the switch was very easy.
Lets put a name to it - Linus Torvolds and Richard Stallman are the guys that deserve your thanks. Without these two guys from way back, we wouldn't be here having this conversation. Oh, and here's a little promo video on Linux OS itself ... How Linux is Built th-cam.com/video/yVpbFMhOAwE/w-d-xo.html
The car analogy is spot-on, and I agree with the official ransomware concept. I switched to Linux a year ago, and I will never go back to another proprietary operating system. We need to quit letting large companies have this level of control over us and this level of access to our personal information.
Check out what I said about your vehicle I know some know this but most don't...you don't even own your car even if you paid cash 28 years of sales mgr and business mgr at a GM dealership your state holds the original MSO you get a title that's why legally they can come take your vehicle for a number of reasons...it's crazy that so many Americans are asleep it's because most are medicated sleeping sheep and that's sad
That comment about "you are the problem to security". That is scary thinking. No one should have control over someone else's behavior just because they think they "may know better."
Good video. People have been programmed. People are also social creatures. They can't accept new ideas when they are surrounded by adverse messages 24/7.
Here is a story from my childhood. When I was a toddler, I've been visiting my granma in country. I've been sitting in roadside dust playing with my buddies also toddlers. Suddenly girl, may be a second grader, approached us, grubbed my toy car, keep it for a while and then handled to me back, saying "Nice car you got. You presented it to me, and now I give it back to you to hold it for me for a while". I'm 56 now, still wondering, what was that.
We know you're not a Linux fanboy. This was never about being a linux fanboy. It's more about stating the truth to the people and making them aware about linux. That there are better alternatives than what they currently use. Don't fully switch to linux if you don't want for some reason, but at least know about it and keep it as backup. Good work troy.
Why do you think linux is better. It is better in some ways but not in general. Windows has the most software, the most support, and is the easiest to use.
@@MegaLokopo i don't think windows has the most software. what you probably mean is windows has the most games. windows lacks a ton of linux software that i want to use. and there's nothing hard about using any operating system that has a GUI like any of the popular desktop environments that are used on linux. you could swap out windows on your grandma's computer with the right linux setup and she would never notice the difference
@@shallex5744 The software that you use that isn't on windows, what is it? I haven't seen anything that doesn't have an (generally better) alternative on windows. I know its a small example and not everyone cares but I do. Linux mint cinnamon is the only desktop environment I have experience with, but it gives you six options for accent colors by default only using the settings menu, I know its possible with themes to get more but that is a much more involved process, and the page in the settings menu does not mention themes(on windows in similar situations there is a link to the more advanced/powerful option). Windows gives you a color square and lets you pick literally any color you want in the same gui where they have suggestions. Windows is by no means perfect, and I hate the new settings menu, windows 7 was better especially with a god mode folder. but it is far easier to use than linux.
@@MegaLokopo it's the (seemingly) simple stuff like not being able to make your system look or perform the way you want it. i use a window manager called i3 which i find to be superior to a traditional desktop. can't get that in windows. there is no (ubiquitous) package management system on windows. the lack of package management is another huge reason for me to not use windows. i can't make my status bar look or function like i want it to. you can't make windows look or function any way other than the way they made it out of the box, for the most part. there's a lot of terminal applications i use as well, and i'm sure most of them aren't available on windows since no one uses the terminal on windows. i can't change windows 10 to not use a lot of ram (in my opinion), like i can with my linux system that i've managed to get down to about 250 MB of ram on boot. you can't gut out much of the bloat that you don't want or need on windows, and you can't achieve a very minimal and lightweight system on windows. you can't gut out all the spyware, you can't avoid dealing with windows updates, and ultimately you don't own your system and can't change it in almost any way. i don't need windows for almost anything. yes, most games are made for windows, but linux users have proton and wine for that which work wonderfully, and more and more games keep becoming playable each year. i know that linux will just get better and better, and windows will just get worse and worse. the way i see it, windows is a sinking ship, might as well jump off while you can. also try KDE, it's highly customizable
Troy your video was and is Spot On, people live in a bubble for whatever reason and walk around like sheep for whatever their reasons are! Windows does not respect us as people and i could go further into this but wont! Linux is freedom, Thank you for this channel and your views!!!!
Currently in the process of switching to Linux from Windows. Getting tired of all these apps and other programs that I don't use on my Windows laptop. Being a gamer is what kept me from switching at the time. Started working as IT Specialist after undergrad and then went to become a software engineer. I need to thank my old college classmate, he's a hardcore Linux user and I didn't see it at the time, but now I do. Great video, Troy.
On several of your points, I definitely agree. People who simp for software/games as a service bollocks with the whole "You will own nothing and be happy" dogma are wack, and I'll admit that with the way things are headed, I'm feeling more vindicated in my decision to back up my games alongside any needed DRM cracks, and by installing a custom firmware on some of my game systems that let's me dump DRM free ROMs for use in emulators. There's a few things worth considering though: Bitlocker, last time I remember trying to use it, required going through a setup process to set up, and that setup process involved saving/printing your encryption key prior to it being stored in a TPM module. There's even a warning on recent UEFIs when you attempt to update our BIOS saying to make a backup of your TPM keys. I definitely see the use case in the sense of encryption, but it also doesn't really make much sense to automatically upload said encryption key to Microsoft's servers by default, making using the feature a bit redundant. It seems weird that it would be enabled by default with no feedback from the end-user though, as that just creates more issues than it's worth. On the topic of the Microsoft Store, assuming they provide the option of third-party repositories (Like what FDroid and Linux distributions do), I don't mind it's existence. In fact, I'd argue that there's too much decentralization and lack of standardization when it comes to software and hardware that supports Windows, and if Microsoft isn't going to make their stuff more open (Security though obscurity isn't good), the least I want is some sort of convenience (Which Microsoft doesn't provide, considering I have to spend five hours on a search engine to find up to date installers for everything I use). Linux mostly doesn't have this issue, and stuff like AppImages luckily aren't commonplace (We really don't need the same problem Windows has), so it's automatically more convenient for me to use. You can't even use a programmable macropad on Windows without using the device's propreitary software (Case being, my Razer Tartarus, for art shortcuts, which it's software isn't updated, and it still has a bug where it will screw with controller inputs in games, because it makes a controller device and automatically set's it to player 1, despite their insistence on looking for a fix, which is sad, considering macro pads are hard to come across), while on Linux, there's several options for me (like input remapper) to use to quickly get up and running. Windows 11 is hot garbage because it strips out a lot of features that people used (I.E: the fullscreen launcher which is helpful for HTPC setups, the vertical taskbar which is a must for widescreen and ultrawide monitors, and the tablet mode which was the only way you could get anything close to an automatic tiled window manager on Windows), had issues with stuttering on AMD (due to TPM, which was patched in a BIOS update, and took way longer than it should have). The fact that you need something like ExplorerPatcher to bring the old start menu (Without the bollocks recommended section that is wasted space that can't be removed, which is a privacy nightmare when livestreaming) and bring back the vertical taskbar should honestly be unacceptable. Even GNOME is more flexible. The WinBTRFS drivers (Which come in handy for shared game drives for dual-booting) also cause BSODs on W11, whereas it's stable in 10 LTSC (Which admittedly requires an activator to use). And with the Microsoft account requirement going to become a thing for everything but enterprise applications, it's going to make setting your user directory name to your actual name (instead of your email address) far more difficult. An immutable filesystem would definitely help out Windows in terms of being more stable (Which is already joke of the century, considering I had to do fresh installs every month) and being harder for malware to modify, but we already know how half-assed Microsoft is at approaching certain things (look at Vista or Games for Windows Live), so I don't trust them in the slightest. The day that KDE doesn't have Wayland bugs, and the day that Wayland supports GSync can't come sooner. I can't wait for the day that I can completely abandon Windows (instead of having a dual-booting setup), because this whole software as a service thing (Where there's no upsides) is annoying, especially considering everyone that does it (including Adobe or Maxon) does the absolute bare minimum in terms of providing a good service. If it's "free" as in not paying for it (not as in freedom), chances are, you're the product. For every inconvenience that I've met in Linux, there's like ten more for Windows. At least I can find helpful information on stuff for Linux without stumbling upon snakeoil suggestions that don't work (like sfc /scannow) or straight-up suggesting to install Malware.
I agree with you on everything you said in this video. Generally, it's okay to enjoy freedom whatever you do but you can't except 100% freedom on anything or everything. Chances of monopoly and misuse by end user are guaranteed so management is required alongside licence agreement. As mentioned in the video, sure your car is yours but doesn't it feel a bit vague ? If someone were to say it's not yours, you would be frustrated but what they actually mean by contracts and regulations. Any attempt to breach the licence agreement may get you into troubles, no way to hold the contract owner liable either. Overall, it's all about tradeoff between freedom and restriction, too much restriction can be intimidating but that's for good while some items and devices require proper usage for some reasons. How about electronic devices with warranty ? Should you attempt to fix on your own, you might break it up and void the warranty due to violation to the warranty contract. Normally without contract or licence agreement, you would be pleased to enjoy the freedom but you will have to think again about misusing the said item, who would be held liable after all ? Here's a good example in this case, would a country go well without government ? In short term, it shouldn't be a problem but in long term, it would more likely get corrupted and less likely stay peaceful any longer due to lack of regulations. I agree that the government may do some right things (e.g. subsidy) and some wrong things (e.g. collecting too many taxes via too much money of the citizens) but without taxes, how would the country develop ? In this case, there should be a tradeoff between the citizen's freedom and the government intervention. The same applies to any company of its own policy and guidelines. No law means employee's freedom but there will be much more chaos and ethical dilemmas. However, the employer shouldn't cross the privacy line so that the employee can enjoy the work environment and so on. I don't mean to sound too ranty to approve of your opinions, I can get the problem nowadays and all I wanted to say was use any os of your choice and enjoy the experience meanwhile the companies should try to change the strategies and statements which contradict to the user's privacy and experience if possible otherwise this is how it works, accept the fact. If you want a 100% freedom, make your own operating system for you only otherwise good luck with those hardships stated above.
I'm a technician at an enterprise which is mostly Windows-centric (for that reason I'm "still" a Windows-user, though I've been debating on switching to Linux, even though I already have a homeserver happily running Fedora). Many of your criticisms are valid except for one of the TPM criticisms. As far as TPM, MS has given valid signing certs to Ubuntu (which they back-sign Debian with it too) and RHEL (which CentOS and Fedora are umbrellaed under) through their rootCA that most manufacturers recognize with their deployment of TPM. When data is stored to a PC's TPM, the data is encrypted with a combination of the signing cert and a random key generated for the user. The problem with MS managing the rootCA is it gives MS the power to yank them if they decide to suddenly be against Linux (Actually, MS has two distros of their own CBL Mariner, which has a pkg-base managed by MS themselves, and CBL Delridge, a Debian-based pkg-base; both used in areas of Azure or as a cloud server container service), then Linux won't be able to use TPM's features. But I do agree with Linux's philosophy regarding TPM more in the perspective of power users, give them the choice on what gets stored on the TPM, or if they want to install TPM-enablement packages in the first place. To my knowledge TPM data doesn't get uploaded to the cloud, or at least I haven't isolated it on my netflow data (which is what I go by, companies can lie about things getting uploaded or not), with the exception of Bitlocker recovery keys for the folks who sign into an MS account. One of my big criticisms of Windows is for a common user, like a stereotypical grandmother or something, I could understand locking things down a bit. But they should really have a centralized "Expert mode" installation media or switch. You turn on Expert mode, then you have the option to pause updates until further notice, the ability to decide for each cred if it gets saved to the TPM, ability to shut off more telematics, sign in without an MS account, ability to disable or remove Bitlocker for good, ability to bypass app-signing cert enforcements, etc. Shutting off the nannies one by one gets a bit annoying. Also the Bitlocker encrypting drives when users aren't using an MS account, I have seen from time to time. Mainly on older computers which don't have TPM, so what happened was MS released an update which turned on Bitlocker even for computers which don't have TPM, it encrypted the drive, then next time the computer reboots it goes to retrieve the key out of TPM, welp, can't find it then it prompts for the recovery key. MS claims they did so accidentally, and pulled the update. But too little too late, some computers already installed it. Now Windows' installer forces you to login to an MS account even if disconnect from the internet, it won't let you continue. Only way I found around it is "Shift + F10" and using commands to create an admin user and to disable OOBE, or making a provisioning pkg and putting it on the install flashdrive, which the OOBE picks it up. Which is why I push users I know who are signing in locally to get some means of backup more than other users. Linux and BSD users typically know what they're doing so they back up important bits by default. Or better yet, someone who doesn't want to login via MS account, just install Linux or BSD and be done with it. There's an app or two which I haven't found good FOSS replacements for, that and I do play the occasional game that hasn't been ported to Linux yet. Otherwise I'd be mostly Linux at home, except for a Windows VM. My homeserver used to be on Windows, but I kept getting h4 server-side errors when streaming music from Plex. I switched it to Ubuntu server for a while, no issues since. I just recently switched it to Fedora Server because of the Cockpit WebGUI which is installed by default. A bit long-winded but just wanted to explain my thoughts on the topic.
Fun fact: by switching from Win 10 to Ubuntu 20.04, my laptop's CPU started to run 10 degrees Celsius cooler than before! 🌬️🌬️ It just shows how many unnecessary background tasks a windows machine has to deal with.
That could also be a difference between how the software is measuring the temperature from the motherboard. I know using p-sensor I get different results from CoreTemp on Windows (which I refuse to use anymore) because of this difference.
The only reason I use windows nowadays is for school and gaming but I have always loved the idea of switching to Linux. After hearing these issues I am seriously considering switching before or when windows 10 goes to end of life. I think it's time I move on from the data collecting Microsoft and move to open source. The FOSS community is moving quickly and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
@@heyitsdazy I've used open office and it works well. For school though I have office payed for by my institution so I just do that since it's more compatible. I'm more comfortable with ms office as of right now but I'd like to try open office again in the near future.
@@heyitsdazy Excel macros, Microsoft Teams (as a teacher at a Uni I relied heavily on that last year), Word integration with EndNote (at least in academia we use it a lot), and convenience. Heck, I want to use Linux as my main OS as well, but MsOffice and my games are the only thing holding me back. =(
Proton is making most windows games compatible with Linux. Biggest issues are DRM/anticheat which I'd rather stay away from anyways. I actually had a few games that were rendered incompatible with windows after switching to windows 7, but actually work with Linux and proton. I just hope the steam deck inspires more Linux based devices and Linux adoption.
I use Linux extensively during the week and I love it! I'd say that we "do" own our desktops and laptops as long as we’re able to install open source operating systems on them. Proprietary operating systems do have their place and unfortunately for so many people, Windows and even macOS is unavoidable because of the applications they need to use where there is no Linux or BSD solution (especially for work-related use cases). We never have and never will own proprietary operating systems like macOS and Windows, so it’s good to point out to those who might not be aware that there are some great, potential alternatives out there. Your automobile analogy is pretty good. My concern also centers around right to repair. I'm with Louis Rossmann on that issue. The world is slowly but most assuredly shifting towards EV's. As they become more affordable and more and more manufacturers hit the market with their respective EV offerings, I'm concerned that most people won't think about 3rd party repair shops before they make those purchases. Sure, you might still be able to buy tires and get a break job and wheel alignments done at 3rd party repair shops (hopefully), but what about after market updates and electric component repairs, etc? Let’s take a look at the upcoming Ford F150 Lightning and that upcoming Chevy Silverado EV. Are buyers going to be forced to ONLY have their vehicles repaired by the Ford and GM dealerships, respectively? Yikes!!!! We’ll see what happens. I chatted with a mechanic a week ago about EV repair and he told me that the company he works for has no clue on whether or not they’ll even get trained on how repair those new EV trucks. Essentially, their employer has said nothing. With respect to our computers, as long as Linux continues to keep up with the newer hardware as it has been doing, then we can always dump Windows. Heck! Linux has even found its way onto the new Apple M1 silicon. We gotta face some facts: As I mentioned earlier, macOS and Windows will be unfortunately unavoidable for a very large swath of people. I’d love to be 100% Linux, but I still have a couple of very important use cases that REQUIRE me to boot up and use my Windows 10 based laptop during the week (and those apps won’t run using WINE. I’ve tried). Do I like the idea of “telemetry”? NOPE, but with those two use cases, I simply cannot avoid it. Gaming is a global, multi-billion dollar industry and let’s be honest, Windows is king of the hill in that industry when it comes to PC gaming. Yes, Linux is slowly catching up thanks to Valve and others, but it’s still not on par with Windows in terms of gaming compatibility and likely won’t be for a few more years. And then there are those who simply don’t care. They will continue to buy a new PC (even though they don’t need a new PC) just to run the latest version of Windows because the Microsoft compatibility checker tells them that their perfectly functioning computer won’t run Windows 11. Don’t bother them with all the telemetry and “I don’t own my hardware” jazz. They just want to plug it in, power it on and start using it. Apple users are by and large in the SAME camp with Apple products. You won’t convince them otherwise.
If Windows was not a spyware OS I would be using it to this day. I got sick of it after Win 7.Using Linux as a casual user,once it is set up properly takes care of 99 percent of my needs. The control aspects,be it corporate or governmental,is chilling. Linux does not have this problem.
We've been heading in that direction for a long long time... It's slow and insidious, which is why most people don't see it and / or don't care. Remember that frog? Throw it in boiling water, it'll jump... Put it in cold water and warm it up slowly until it boils... The frog won't move. You're the frog.
I've said before that as of Windows 10, Windows has devolved into malware in and of itself. When it started exercising a proprietary level of control over my hardware against my will, I reformatted my drives to ext4 and in the process deleted every last byte of Microsoft products, and finished my migration to Linux. Sure, the most knowledgeable of Linux people expect every user to become a self-trained software developer of sorts, but they don't bother me in my approach to learn just what I need to in order to do what I want to in Linux. And that's the beauty of Linux: There's always more than one way to skin a cat and it lets you do you.
I have never paid for any Windows version I used. If I can't own it I'm not paying for it, and I'm surely not paying for a spyware OS that wants to dictate me if my CPU is good enough, or what apps I can use. Windows 11 is an absolute disgrace and insult to any PC or laptop owner.
I had to install a Windows system for a relative and found it oddly alien to even having to enter a very long product key. My relative wasn't ready for Linux BTW. Funnily enough, my parents, both elderly, did understand when I told them the direction M$ is going. They both are happily running Fedora Linux for quite some time now. I didn't pressure them, they asked me to install it for them. They were completely fed up with the bloated OS they got after version 7 and my mother didn't understand the Windows 10 start menu. My father was very interested in the MIDI audio capabilities Linux provides. Both don't want to go back. And my support requests went down with 80 percent. 👍
Thank you for speaking up withsuch brutal honesty. You and everyone here make me feel I’m not alone in this :') Btw, I subscribed to your channel after watching your previous video.
You’re dead on! Isn’t it strange that MS can use MY Internet connect that I pay for and pay a tax on, they upload stuff on my machine, (like when they loaded Win 10 over my Win7) but if I was to go on one of THEIR computers and upload anything, I would be in jail. So many people are Lemmings letting MS control their life and they don’t even know it, worse yet, they cheer it on!!
@@Titere05 That's just it, I didn't install Win 10 on my machine I had 7 but after mowing the lawn I came into Win 10 installed by MS without my permission.
I run Linux, I own my computer. I wish I could give the same freedom to my brother, but he's addicted to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I've talked with other friends and they're like "Yeah, use a shitty FOSS program over one that's used by professionals" I'm like...Okay...their risk. I just make sure to have a bootable clone of their system and that Bitlocker is turned THE F*** OFF.... God...I hate Microsoft so much.
It was curious to meet you. Do you know why? I've been saying the same thing you say for years. And... no one ever believed me. And now...? Little by little they're seeing the truth of what we're both saying. Curious. Very curious...
The point you make about the encryption key reminds me of electric cars, how we're not supposed to repair them ourselves because it can be 'dangerous' You mean more dangerous than a tank full of gasoline with a motor that produces electric sparks pretty much everywhere, and temperatures that can ignite gasoline if there's a leak over the engine? What about people who actually understand the systems and components in an electric car, such as professional mechanics and advanced users? Nope, no one can get in there, it's DANGEROUS! It's just so obvious what they're trying to do, if you just think for a second.
Similar mindset surfaced few weeks ago, when news spread that EU is planning to force apple to open its NFC to support other contactless payment providers. Majority of on-line comments were: "I don't want to have ability to choose, I'm happy with Apple Pay."
I was a windows user, but one day after the 6th reset I decided to not update windows anymore. I dualbooted windows 11 and linux. But after installing of windows it went to a bootloop again. Tpm and secure boot were enabled btw. That was the moment, when I decided to fully switch to linux. And i didn't regret it.
In your example of the car, you can't just put any new tires or exhaust pipes on your car that you want. Any changes that you make to your car have to comply with local laws where you live, which vary by country, state, county, city, etc. If you don't research those laws in advance you could find your car impounded by the police because you put something illegal on it. You do have a user agreement for your car. It's just not with the manufacturer, it's with the government.
I totally agree with what you said. And I was a Windows user for 11 years until a few months ago. I decided to install Ubuntu and get rid of Windows 10 and my life has become easier since then. Windows 10 had lots of problems that were giving me constant headaches.
People should have saw all of this coming when Win10 was introduced.With the FORCED INSTALLMENTS AND UPDATES.It was a good thing I was able to opt-out of being forced my ONLY LAPTOP at the time to not have Win10 on it or it would be definitely BRICKED due to the hardware.It seems likely Microsoft WILL make sure there is absolutely NO WORKAROUNDS TO AVOID WINDOWS 11.
Wait, I think I have heard that the GPL does not prevent someone from selling someone else's GPL software? That was the reply I got when I asked if I were to make my app open-source, how I could prevent some other people from stealing my code and sell my app.
Happened to stumble across your video because your message aligns with my sentiments towards Windows. I definitely want to make changes to my machine but I’ve never used Linux. Totally green. Haven’t had the opportunity to check the rest of your content, but I intend to. In the meantime, I wanted to ask- do you cover installation, how to choose the right distro or other noob topics related to Linux? If not, do you have any other channel resources that may be helpful? Feedback is greatly appreciated 🙏🏽✨
As a brand new user of Linux, for anyone wanting to try Linux, you can take a USB drive and make a "live environment" in which the Linux OS runs off the USB drive and lets you test it out and see if all your computer components work with it without making any changes to your PC. If you don't like it just shutdown the PC remove the USB drive and restart your computer and nothing will have changed. I've tried about 20 different Linux distros and desktops in the last week and if you want to have an easy go of trying out or switching to Linux i suggest Linux Mint cinnamon version if you liked Windows 7(or Windows XP) and Manjaro cinnamon version if you like Windows 10.
For PC, I do not feel that MS is owning my hardware. Sure, I still can't completely ditch Windows, due to some apps and stupid Nvidia, but I could get by Linux, if I have to (just very inconvenient). But for phones, I feel that the manufacturers are just lending the phones to people, even if people have paid the full price. I mean, for example, my phone's bootloader is locked so I cannot install any other OS on it, and the manufacturer no longer provides software updates.
@@harblz57 at least the kernel space part... the user space are still closed source. Step in the right direction, but still only a partial open source.
@@AyaWetts Did I say anything about it being a total fix? NO. I didn't. I gave one piece of information; all that I had been given on the subject. I had just watched it on another TH-cam video moments before. I didn't comment on anything I didn't know, only on what I did know. *That* TH-cam channel presenter didn't make any distinction between "kernel space" and driver, either! And that TH-cam presenter knew more about the subject than I did. They've been using Linux longer than I have. They used the *exact words* that I relayed! But you felt it necessary to find something to complain about and attack *me* for simply passing on. I was trying to pass on what I believed was useful, helpful, related information, which would invite the reader to research more on their own for the rest of the story *if they cared to.* But you had to be pedantic and find a way to criticize and shut me down for not relaying relative minutiae that I didn't have, didn't know. And it didn't change the fact that the statement was true as far as it went. You didn't choose to pass on the bit that I did. But you intentionally chose to take the time instead to criticize someone else's efforts. You're as bad as the Linux wonks who've been around for decades, and *every* time someone asks a question, no matter how much research they've already done, no matter what they've already tried, the sum total of your response is "RTFM, noob!" You're why new people who don't want to be Linux experts any more than they want to be Windows experts don't want to try, because their are pedantic azzhats like you waiting in the shadows to attack and criticize their efforts instead of help and teach! If someone isn't an expert you want them to STFU. I've looked into Linux on and off for twenty years But every time I come back to try, I run into pedantic azzhats like you who chase me away again! You don't ever help. You just criticize and belittle so you can show off how smart *you* are! Fine. You've now chased someone not as "smart" as you, not as *pedantic* as you, back into the woodwork. Once again you've attacked someone as if to say "See; I know more than you!" I won't try to help again. I'll leave it to the arrogant, pedantic azzhats like *you* to do it. So step up and *do* it! Feel better about yourself? Bugger off! Go find someone else to pick on and criticize! I certainly wouldn't want to work with or around your arrogant azz!
@@harblz57 You feeling ok? I hope your day improves... because I have no idea what you are talking about. I simply added more info to your reply and I have no idea how you took any of that as a criticism to write a book about it. If you are that touchy over a discussion about anything, you certainly will want to keep away from the internet and comments like on TH-cam, as we often will discuss things, and I wouldn't want your feelings hurt.
Because of videos like these, I am diving in on taking my life, err, computers, back. I am also looking more into deGoogling my phone(s). Unfortunately, though, I have to carry a non modified iphone and ipad, for work. Wish I could do something with them, but it is what it is. Thank you for helping me open my eyes, more than they were.
How is this going to affect those of us who run linux but have Windows in a VM for one or two specific purposes (like something specific to a business)?
I agree with everything you said. That is why I am doing my research on distros and what fits my needs the best, because I still use windows. But another interesting point is also hardware tuning. With the press of a button microsoft could litterally purge your hardware by overvolting everything, Becaure nowadays you don't need to tune your hardware in the bios anymore, that's how much control microsoft and a lot those similar tech/IT companies have. While it's nice to have everything within reach, the dangers increase with it. awesome video, keep it up
If I mention something a few time vocally, a video about it pops up on my TH-cam home page. It happens consistently. Phones are scary. As soon as this one dies I'm getting a Pinephone
Google, TH-cam, and Facebook! Anytime I'm talking with someone all 3 of them start bombarding me with advertising about my conversations! Microsoft is just as bad. And they still can't help police departments find criminals?
@@louaguado995 ironic isn't it. The primary justification for all this spying was safety and what about the childrens. But the only crime they care about is pirating movies and offending boneless groups of society.
If he uses a Microsoft account to use Windows he needs to sign in with a browser and look to see if they key is there. If he does *not* use a Microsoft account and he didn't print/save the key anywhere that's it, game over, you have to format the computer and reinstall Windows.
I am done with windows today...I am on Endless os. Can someone suggest mi a good tool for dual boot with other Linux distro cose I want a sort of a backup and doing serious thing on other distro, Endless is most for learning purpose and education...
Yes, you are correct. The ONLY reason why I have Windows installed on one of my nvme drives is for gaming. My main boot drive is linux where I do everything else on. I wish my AAA tiles in gaming were written to run on bare metal in Linux (I'm looking at you New World, Ashes of Creation, etc.)
Bro, I don’t always agree with you, but on this topic, I have to say BRAVO! 👏👏👏. This topic reminds me of the good old days when there were “flame-wars” on USENET (The good old late 70s and 80s, even the 90s). The discussion of my PC (MS-DOS, Windows, Amiga, Macintosh, flame-wars). My first PC was an old IBM System mainframe; then, after that, one was an Osborne PC which I used mainly in my day-to-day job. I bought my first PC in 1986, a Commodore Amiga 1000; I still use it nowadays, albeit heavily modified, for my master's degree. During the years, I have been fortunate to acquire numerous PCs of all types of Operating Systems, and I still have them (and every year, my wife wants to get rid of them 😂). I bought a Gateway last year, and Windows 11 began to act up, so I said to hell with Microsoft and wiped out the SSD and installed Pop OS. Although my main PC is a Mac, most of my writings are done in Raspberry Pies running different types of Linux Distros. The best PC or OS is the one that serves you well, period. Now, in USENET fashion, I am putting my asbestos suit; bring on the FLAMES 😂😂😂. Stay safe. 🙏
I'm also keeping a close eye on Microsoft being part of the Linux Foundation. I trust them as far as I can throw the Redmond headquarters... At least if worst comes to worst there's Linux-Libre
I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I’m enjoying it! I have a quick question for you. I’m running Windows 10 and do various forms of content creation (music, videos, etc). My question is, what version of Linux would be best for my PC? Bonus question, what software for Linux do you recommend for such content creation? Thanks. Have a blessed day!
I bought something new, I installed my Windows again - i don't even know how often I did this ;) That was always my workaround of this Windows mess you're describing. Games let me stick with Windows too long, as it was convenient. And I got lazy with Windows, that bugged me in the end to switch to Linux completely.
Just an addendum: In the long term, Microsoft wants to earn money with its Office subscriptions and its app store instead of licences. And to do this, of course, everyone must be forced to use a Microsoft account - without an account, no software purchases or subscriptions. Well, while in the early days of Windows 11, people only complained about the installation of Windows 11 Home until they had to enter or create an account, this will also be the case with the Pro version in future - until now, it has been possible to officially create offline accounts. A trick that has worked so far is to enter a false e-mail address several times - but the question is how much longer.
I'm a network specialist and I could say for a fact windows of old was more open than windows of current. Everything now requires connection to function properly. Linux is your is, you can literally build your own version if you don't like existing is it hard, for new people yes. However the learning is pretty much no different from windows or Mac. It just needs patience and interest in learning for you to figure it out.
I will say that you're absolutely right! However, the way I look at it is that everything has its tradeoffs and the whole matter reduces itself to personal preference. Linux relies in its users for software availability (amazing!) and their own security (not always a good idea). Since most people don't know how their computers work (they should and that's why its a bad idea to rely on your users for their own security), they stick to the default. That's ok, it's been designed to be a good experience to a consumer, to be convenient. Linux desktop is a very niche product, for people that actually know their stuff and choose to have complete control over it, and that's ok. The whole matter is convenience vs control. For me, I chose convenience. After using Linux for a while and free software instead of proprietary software, it became clear that, even though I like the control, I've always found Microsoft products more convenient. So I stuck to them for everything, from consumer apps like Microsoft Edge, to enterprise apps like M365, to developer stuff like VS (& + Code), Azure, Powershell and .NET, and for that reason Windows just makes more sense to me. Even my android phone is mostly degoogled and uses Microsoft apps instead (including the launcher), except for TH-cam. I still keep a Fedora VM for other stuff and changed other products like Adobe ones for FOSS ones and, if I went the Apple way, I'd still use my Microsoft ecosystem in it...
For anyone that read the whole thing... Thanks! I just wanted to add that I know it is difficult to accept that people choose convenience over control and privacy, but if you think about it, that's the trend. Companies just want their users to slide right in and that means that they don't have to know how it all works, just that it works. But if you're enlightened, lucky you... You get to choose!
I personally don't think security is such a huge problem for linux. It feels like even less of a problem than in windows for an average user, your average everyday mom or kid using their browser, playing games, maybe putting a pic from your phone onto the pc. I'd say with all the software repositories it's way safer and more secure since you don't get 12 ads to download different antivirus or some other software you don't need, that your everyday mom or kid would download. As far as compatibility goes between microsoft apps, yeah that's fair. But personally I still feel more comfortable with free and open source software like libreoffice compared to m365, firefox or brave, compared to msedge. The only difference maybe being Code because atom just doesn't look right to me xD
I have a question for you that I am hoping you can help me with. To start with, I am a long time Linux user, I will never use another OS. A while back my printer died. I have been trying ever since to find another Linux compatible printer, but I am having zero success at finding one, Can you give me any advice or suggestions on where to look ? I am just looking for a simple all in one.
I agree, but how do I get an email account in linux, now I use Gmail, but everything is linked to a Google account. And I built a new computer with Linux Mint as dual boot, after an update of linux mint it won't boot anymore in Linux Mint! I'm a SharePoint admin at work, and can install windows in no time, but when Linux fails me, I look despondent! then I've also lost all the work I put into the distro to adjust it to my liking because of this update. if i'm frustrated with this incident, how is a layman in computers and their operating systems supposed to feel?
Most of us can see this coming. But some will NOT see this because if it works then that's all they want. Also too many depend on social media (as if it's a major artery attached to them). Seriously, I have seen people glued to their phones for hours, then run around like headless chickens looking for a charger when the battery is low. As long as they can keep using it, I don't see them having a problem WHO owns what and that's the BIG problem.
I completely agree with this sentiment. I unfortunately need to use Windows due to Linux being "Too Complicated" for the rest of my family, and friends. So, I use a pirated copy of Windows 10 LTSC since it's not available for public consumption. It's Windows 10, without all the spyware, and all the other garbage. When I first installed it and went into Programs and Features, it was empty. Windows 10 LTSC is the best version of windows as you don't have to wade through massive amounts of garbage. Although, I recently watched your Garuda Linux video, and I'm gonna check out Garuda. If it's as good as you say it is, I may be giving up windows entirely. My whole issue is that I'm the only one in my family IT oriented, everyone else is your average user. Also, question. What do you do with your phone? Is there another OS other than android you do or do you have a guide to cleaning out all the google crap from android?
This video is spot on. The reason people stick with the big tech firms is because they have created a culture of consumers needing their support evermore. It is east to point and click but hard to read and learn a different way. So people accept the loss of freedom as an acceptable one in order to use that proprietary software they can’t live without. While this learning curve for Linux can be a challenge it is by and far a worthy one for those who value their privacy. A world without privacy is a world without freedom.
Hi, I just ran across your video, thank you. I want to run linux but afraid to monkey with this laptop, I admit I am ignorant about all things data.. my own fault I know. I'm going to look through all your past vids to see if I can learn. Thanks again.
My old laptop gave me that Bitlocker prompt 3 times and I had no clue what happened and even though I had a MS account I only got the backup to work one of those times I am on the Linux tipping point.
I agree with everything in video actually... The thing is people stay using windows because of how big windows is as a OS but when it comes to it its not really as good as its been made out to be Not saying that linux is 1000% Perfect no OS is but its probably closet thing to perfect we will ever see
Yea, Windows has a ton of problems and as a power user you have to deal with a lot of shit. But I guess for normies it "just werks and runs my candy crush". Every OS has problems and I think the ones Linux has are more justified. Like, something doesn't work because you haven't configured it. On Windows when something doesn't work it's not because of you, it's MS just saying "fuck you, it's my way or the highway"
Well, I might own the hardware, but I certainly do not own Windows! So, to go with your car analogy: I do would NOT have control over my PC. Microsoft would control my PC. Period. I say "would" because I have been on Linux since 2000 and never looked back. Period.
With over 50 years working with computers (including wire boards) I was always stuck with whatever I could get. When I found Linux Mint a few years ago I couldn't wait until I didn't need Quicken anymore. Once I was done with it I got a new SSD, loaded Linux Mint and never looked back. I do use a Chromebook as my daily driver (I know, I know) but Linux gets me the freedom I want when I want it.
I was a firm user of Windows up until 2 months ago when all 4 of my computers were running Windows 11 test version crashed 3 times in 8 days. I then switched over to linux and love it. I run pop os on my main system which allows me to play some of my steam games. I still have a windows xp, windows 7 and windows 10 machines but I only use them in my learning of ethical hacking. Something happened just before the computers crashed and that was a notification popped up asking me how likely was I to refer windows 11 to other people. Hmmm not at all likely to happen. Yes I own all of my computers now. Keep up with pushing out great content.
In the future nothing, this started years ago with windows 10. Microsoft silently force downloaded an entire OS, tried to install it without user input, and circumvented user OS changes that would prevent it from happening. That's malware behavior, and flies in the face of the whole license argument since they think they can just force your machine unto a new OS with all new licensing agreements. If Microsoft wants to dictate what OS is on my machine, what software I'm allowed to use, and what settings are enabled they need to start paying me hosting fees.
The only real barrier for me switching everything over to Linux was always gaming. I know, I know, gaming on Linux isn't really an issue anymore, I'm just a terrible procrastinator. I have no one to blame but myself on that and I freely admit it. But Windows 10 is going to be the last Windows OS I'll be working with at home. Once I upgrade my laptop, the FIRST thing I'll be doing is wiping off the garbage and putting a distro of Linux on it and I'm never looking back. Unfortunately, I still have to remain fairly up to date with Windows for work, but I can always just spin up a VM at home if I ever need to do anything with it, then just delete it when I'm done.
As for analogies. You took the time to respond to the comments. What about the comment I posted on that MS Fanboy video (the one I sent a screenshot of to you). The comment was polite enough, wasn't it? It was gone, deleted within minutes... Mentality, huh?
Yes very much so, you have to have a certain mentality to take the criticism and questions that come from the videos you make. I have an open mentality to listen to criticism and just enjoy the fact that people have different views. Now what I can't deal with is ignorance!!! LOL 🤣🤣🤣
I have been tied to Windows only for one reason. Gaming. If Steam and EA Origin, and Epic can all agree to go full steam ahead with Linux support, I will finally be free. Everything you have said in this video is 10000% accurate. I'm a IT disaster recovery engineer so I know what I'm talking about. This guy isn't a tin foil hat kind of a guy. What he's saying is accurate. Anyone who disagrees knows nothing about digital/cyber security
LOL at that boomer in the first comment. "You don't own your software". I would expect a boomer to remember the days when you bought a CD and you OWNED IT. He talks about semantics, not owning the rights, but fuck the rights. I can click accept the terms and conditions and can still reverse engineer or copy a music CD or RIP the music from it. I don't sell the content, but I can copy that CD in all the computers I own and it is still MY CD, I OWN IT. Same with some licensed software. I will reverse engineer, copy, create a crack for it, replace files, settings, copy the disc it came on, clone and whatever else. I OWN IT. What the Microsoft shill boomer does not understand is that there was a time when you OWNED things. We called them FLOPPY, CD, HDD. Cloud is a rental service. That is why LINUX is yours. No stupid licensing that needs to connect to some stupid cloud. That guy probably is so used to being screwed by companies he simply cannot understand the idea of OWNING software. He thinks copyright. I think actual OWNERSHIP. Anyways, sad to see a boomer being demoralized like that, I expected more. Most people seem like they want to be safe, instead of wanting to be free, it's why the world sucks right now. LINUX isn't just software, it's freedom, it's a philosophy.
WOW Another great video and you are 100% right. Absolutely. And yes I run into the Bitlocker Trap myself and needed my M$ account to unlock my device. As I stated in the other video I will say it again. I AM AN MATUR PC USER and know what I am doing. I want to install whatever OS I want. What if you buy a House. Does it belongs to the Building Company and when you change something major in the house does the Main Door doesn't work anymore and you can't get in ??? (It might belong to a bank until the credit is payed but that's something different 🙂 ) See I fully agree. Thumbs Up and more of these and as always Greetings from Germany
13:55 This happened to me 2 days ago, I was lucky I always backup my data, but I lost 1 day of work. I've never hated Microsoft/windows so much like that day
One of the things onlyoffice lack is that it does not support Arabic. And my work isn't complete without the Arabic support. After the positive review video about it, I had to go back to WPS. Apart from that, I think it's all good
"I have nothing to hide." Ok do you let strangers in your house unattended on a regular basis? Why not? Thought you had nothing to hide and you don't care. I hate people who try to use this logic as an excuse to let corps and government overreach.
I was once called a pedophile because "Only pedophiles would have to worry about someone seeing their activities online"
@@mactalk2871 Wow, sounds like they were projecting. That is absolutely terrifying how brainwashed people are.
@@mactalk2871 FFS really?
@@joelang6126 yup, funfact, the guy who called me a pedo posted on Twitter about how good the series „Cuties“ is lmao
@@mactalk2871 Yip, sounds about right!
We are almost there with the own nothing agenda, almost all media is being distributed with a subscription/service.
Terrifying.
It is even happening with cars. Things like heated seats are a subscription.
9.99 a month to play whatever i want seems like a smoking hot deal
@@metalheadzaki For 29.99 you will be able to breathe in the future. If you dont pay, they will give you a mask with a CO2 tank.
@@mactalk2871 That's a stretch but i get what you're saying
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This is one of the biggest reasons I'm in IT. To help protect myself and others from these terrible, terrible companies.
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@Hychippy there is in gnome tweaks
You are 100% correct!
All these people who say they dont care actually scare the crap out of me. The more people who say that the less hope I have for human society.
These are the people are basically the ones that say that because they never been is such situation and cant imagine the possibility of such thing happening to them. Add the additional lack of general knowledge of the OS they use is the most scary thing. TPM is not to protect you its just to force freaking MS spyware and remove user option of turning it off, while at the same time providing end user with absolute zero increase in security thanks to the way how TPM work.
The product isn't the problem it's the control of that product which is scary af. It reminds me of when you buy a new car and the shop tries to explain to you that you must return it to them for servicing and charge what they want for spare parts, it's absolute bs. Then again you have pricks who still buy products from Amazon and look how they treat their workers, your community, your society it's a disgrace. The USA is a completly different world to other developed country with laws and restrictions.
@@bakeraus If amazon was as bad as people think, no one would work there. Some locations are bad, but they always get new management once it effects the bottom line. I know plenty of people who work there, and they love it.
I guess they don't mind using an operating system that tracks them and collects data on everything they do online. All this is done to sell to other companies and you become the product by which MS makes more money via this practice.
@SteveQ Name one, I'm just curious.
Excellent video. Your points are spot on and I couldn't agree more. In addition, I use Linux because I got fed up with Windows adware, payware, spyware, begware, nagware, drivers, registration keys, activation, trojans, viruses, anti-virus software, ransomware, telemetry, targeted advertising, backdoors, data collection, reinstalls, image backups, bloat, software rot, blue screens, crashes, and forced updates, just to name a few.
All of those reasons are why my dad's computer was constantly having issues. I threw Linux Mint on it for him, and it's been excellent ever since, save for the one time he borked his user profile somehow.
Lol, it's been like that for years!
That's a mouthful! LOL And true, to boot!
theres the truth right there in your comment ,spot on
iOS and Android are the ones you really need to worry about. There is so much more personal data off your smartphone than a Windows PC. Learn each system's strengths and weaknesses and use to your advantage. I don't do Linux as it is not widespread enough in a customer world to support and actually make money. As much as I dislike Microsoft at times they have greatly helped my career LOL
Completely agree. With both videos. When Microsoft told me my $2k pc was "incompatible" for their new OS, I took offense to it. Same reason I don't own any Apple products. "You own our product, you must use our product to run it." And now Microsoft is going that way too. "You can't use our OS cuz your pc doesn't measure up." Instantly started looking at which distro of Linux I was switching to. Lol. Went with Pop OS and could not be happier. The "incompatible" pc is now faster and more responsive. Runs so much cooler too. Would highly recommend everyone dump Windows asap. Thanks for your vids. Keep up the great work.
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I had the same issue. Googled and figured out how to bypass this ridiculous restriction for my high end gaming PC. While doing so, I took the time to throw on a completely separate drive a copy of Manjaro OS to get myself off Windows Official RansomwareOS. I boot straight into Manjaro first and then decide if I want to boot up Win11RansomwareOS or not to game
Now go back to Windows and find out how frustrating it is to even use.
Louis Rossman is a powerhouse on Right to Repair. Great point eBuzz.
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To really understand Linux, you have to be alone - no distractions. No interruptions. Just you, the computer and a decent internet connection. Learn at your own pace and take a few notes.
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Windows 7 was my last as main System. I've been using Linux for years as secondary System. But Windows 10 and 11 (that I use at work) and all the shady stuff going on behind them is the last line I won't cross for my main Operating System. Thanks Linux for exist and giving us the customization that we need and want!
Same here. Windows 10 had so many settings you need to turn off to reduce spying that I preferred switching to Linux. I had been using platform-independent or cross-platforms applications for several years, so the switch was very easy.
Lets put a name to it - Linus Torvolds and Richard Stallman are the guys that deserve your thanks. Without these two guys from way back, we wouldn't be here having this conversation. Oh, and here's a little promo video on Linux OS itself ...
How Linux is Built
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I am using Windows 7 on an old desktop and I am loving it. I need to start preparing to move to Linux!!
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The car analogy is spot-on, and I agree with the official ransomware concept. I switched to Linux a year ago, and I will never go back to another proprietary operating system. We need to quit letting large companies have this level of control over us and this level of access to our personal information.
Check out what I said about your vehicle I know some know this but most don't...you don't even own your car even if you paid cash 28 years of sales mgr and business mgr at a GM dealership your state holds the original MSO you get a title that's why legally they can come take your vehicle for a number of reasons...it's crazy that so many Americans are asleep it's because most are medicated sleeping sheep and that's sad
That comment about "you are the problem to security". That is scary thinking. No one should have control over someone else's behavior just because they think they "may know better."
Exactly
Good video. People have been programmed. People are also social creatures. They can't accept new ideas when they are surrounded by adverse messages 24/7.
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Here is a story from my childhood. When I was a toddler, I've been visiting my granma in country. I've been sitting in roadside dust playing with my buddies also toddlers. Suddenly girl, may be a second grader, approached us, grubbed my toy car, keep it for a while and then handled to me back, saying "Nice car you got. You presented it to me, and now I give it back to you to hold it for me for a while". I'm 56 now, still wondering, what was that.
We know you're not a Linux fanboy. This was never about being a linux fanboy. It's more about stating the truth to the people and making them aware about linux. That there are better alternatives than what they currently use. Don't fully switch to linux if you don't want for some reason, but at least know about it and keep it as backup. Good work troy.
Why do you think linux is better. It is better in some ways but not in general. Windows has the most software, the most support, and is the easiest to use.
@@MegaLokopo i don't think windows has the most software. what you probably mean is windows has the most games. windows lacks a ton of linux software that i want to use. and there's nothing hard about using any operating system that has a GUI like any of the popular desktop environments that are used on linux. you could swap out windows on your grandma's computer with the right linux setup and she would never notice the difference
@@shallex5744 The software that you use that isn't on windows, what is it? I haven't seen anything that doesn't have an (generally better) alternative on windows.
I know its a small example and not everyone cares but I do. Linux mint cinnamon is the only desktop environment I have experience with, but it gives you six options for accent colors by default only using the settings menu, I know its possible with themes to get more but that is a much more involved process, and the page in the settings menu does not mention themes(on windows in similar situations there is a link to the more advanced/powerful option). Windows gives you a color square and lets you pick literally any color you want in the same gui where they have suggestions.
Windows is by no means perfect, and I hate the new settings menu, windows 7 was better especially with a god mode folder. but it is far easier to use than linux.
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@@MegaLokopo it's the (seemingly) simple stuff like not being able to make your system look or perform the way you want it. i use a window manager called i3 which i find to be superior to a traditional desktop. can't get that in windows. there is no (ubiquitous) package management system on windows. the lack of package management is another huge reason for me to not use windows. i can't make my status bar look or function like i want it to. you can't make windows look or function any way other than the way they made it out of the box, for the most part. there's a lot of terminal applications i use as well, and i'm sure most of them aren't available on windows since no one uses the terminal on windows. i can't change windows 10 to not use a lot of ram (in my opinion), like i can with my linux system that i've managed to get down to about 250 MB of ram on boot. you can't gut out much of the bloat that you don't want or need on windows, and you can't achieve a very minimal and lightweight system on windows. you can't gut out all the spyware, you can't avoid dealing with windows updates, and ultimately you don't own your system and can't change it in almost any way. i don't need windows for almost anything. yes, most games are made for windows, but linux users have proton and wine for that which work wonderfully, and more and more games keep becoming playable each year. i know that linux will just get better and better, and windows will just get worse and worse. the way i see it, windows is a sinking ship, might as well jump off while you can.
also try KDE, it's highly customizable
Troy your video was and is Spot On, people live in a bubble for whatever reason and walk around like sheep for whatever their reasons are! Windows does not respect us as people and i could go further into this but wont! Linux is freedom, Thank you for this channel and your views!!!!
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Currently in the process of switching to Linux from Windows. Getting tired of all these apps and other programs that I don't use on my Windows laptop. Being a gamer is what kept me from switching at the time. Started working as IT Specialist after undergrad and then went to become a software engineer. I need to thank my old college classmate, he's a hardcore Linux user and I didn't see it at the time, but now I do. Great video, Troy.
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On several of your points, I definitely agree. People who simp for software/games as a service bollocks with the whole "You will own nothing and be happy" dogma are wack, and I'll admit that with the way things are headed, I'm feeling more vindicated in my decision to back up my games alongside any needed DRM cracks, and by installing a custom firmware on some of my game systems that let's me dump DRM free ROMs for use in emulators. There's a few things worth considering though:
Bitlocker, last time I remember trying to use it, required going through a setup process to set up, and that setup process involved saving/printing your encryption key prior to it being stored in a TPM module. There's even a warning on recent UEFIs when you attempt to update our BIOS saying to make a backup of your TPM keys. I definitely see the use case in the sense of encryption, but it also doesn't really make much sense to automatically upload said encryption key to Microsoft's servers by default, making using the feature a bit redundant. It seems weird that it would be enabled by default with no feedback from the end-user though, as that just creates more issues than it's worth.
On the topic of the Microsoft Store, assuming they provide the option of third-party repositories (Like what FDroid and Linux distributions do), I don't mind it's existence. In fact, I'd argue that there's too much decentralization and lack of standardization when it comes to software and hardware that supports Windows, and if Microsoft isn't going to make their stuff more open (Security though obscurity isn't good), the least I want is some sort of convenience (Which Microsoft doesn't provide, considering I have to spend five hours on a search engine to find up to date installers for everything I use). Linux mostly doesn't have this issue, and stuff like AppImages luckily aren't commonplace (We really don't need the same problem Windows has), so it's automatically more convenient for me to use. You can't even use a programmable macropad on Windows without using the device's propreitary software (Case being, my Razer Tartarus, for art shortcuts, which it's software isn't updated, and it still has a bug where it will screw with controller inputs in games, because it makes a controller device and automatically set's it to player 1, despite their insistence on looking for a fix, which is sad, considering macro pads are hard to come across), while on Linux, there's several options for me (like input remapper) to use to quickly get up and running.
Windows 11 is hot garbage because it strips out a lot of features that people used (I.E: the fullscreen launcher which is helpful for HTPC setups, the vertical taskbar which is a must for widescreen and ultrawide monitors, and the tablet mode which was the only way you could get anything close to an automatic tiled window manager on Windows), had issues with stuttering on AMD (due to TPM, which was patched in a BIOS update, and took way longer than it should have). The fact that you need something like ExplorerPatcher to bring the old start menu (Without the bollocks recommended section that is wasted space that can't be removed, which is a privacy nightmare when livestreaming) and bring back the vertical taskbar should honestly be unacceptable. Even GNOME is more flexible. The WinBTRFS drivers (Which come in handy for shared game drives for dual-booting) also cause BSODs on W11, whereas it's stable in 10 LTSC (Which admittedly requires an activator to use). And with the Microsoft account requirement going to become a thing for everything but enterprise applications, it's going to make setting your user directory name to your actual name (instead of your email address) far more difficult. An immutable filesystem would definitely help out Windows in terms of being more stable (Which is already joke of the century, considering I had to do fresh installs every month) and being harder for malware to modify, but we already know how half-assed Microsoft is at approaching certain things (look at Vista or Games for Windows Live), so I don't trust them in the slightest.
The day that KDE doesn't have Wayland bugs, and the day that Wayland supports GSync can't come sooner. I can't wait for the day that I can completely abandon Windows (instead of having a dual-booting setup), because this whole software as a service thing (Where there's no upsides) is annoying, especially considering everyone that does it (including Adobe or Maxon) does the absolute bare minimum in terms of providing a good service. If it's "free" as in not paying for it (not as in freedom), chances are, you're the product. For every inconvenience that I've met in Linux, there's like ten more for Windows. At least I can find helpful information on stuff for Linux without stumbling upon snakeoil suggestions that don't work (like sfc /scannow) or straight-up suggesting to install Malware.
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The stockholm syndrome of some people is insane
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I agree with you on everything you said in this video. Generally, it's okay to enjoy freedom whatever you do but you can't except 100% freedom on anything or everything. Chances of monopoly and misuse by end user are guaranteed so management is required alongside licence agreement. As mentioned in the video, sure your car is yours but doesn't it feel a bit vague ? If someone were to say it's not yours, you would be frustrated but what they actually mean by contracts and regulations. Any attempt to breach the licence agreement may get you into troubles, no way to hold the contract owner liable either. Overall, it's all about tradeoff between freedom and restriction, too much restriction can be intimidating but that's for good while some items and devices require proper usage for some reasons. How about electronic devices with warranty ? Should you attempt to fix on your own, you might break it up and void the warranty due to violation to the warranty contract. Normally without contract or licence agreement, you would be pleased to enjoy the freedom but you will have to think again about misusing the said item, who would be held liable after all ? Here's a good example in this case, would a country go well without government ? In short term, it shouldn't be a problem but in long term, it would more likely get corrupted and less likely stay peaceful any longer due to lack of regulations. I agree that the government may do some right things (e.g. subsidy) and some wrong things (e.g. collecting too many taxes via too much money of the citizens) but without taxes, how would the country develop ? In this case, there should be a tradeoff between the citizen's freedom and the government intervention. The same applies to any company of its own policy and guidelines. No law means employee's freedom but there will be much more chaos and ethical dilemmas. However, the employer shouldn't cross the privacy line so that the employee can enjoy the work environment and so on.
I don't mean to sound too ranty to approve of your opinions, I can get the problem nowadays and all I wanted to say was use any os of your choice and enjoy the experience meanwhile the companies should try to change the strategies and statements which contradict to the user's privacy and experience if possible otherwise this is how it works, accept the fact. If you want a 100% freedom, make your own operating system for you only otherwise good luck with those hardships stated above.
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I'm a technician at an enterprise which is mostly Windows-centric (for that reason I'm "still" a Windows-user, though I've been debating on switching to Linux, even though I already have a homeserver happily running Fedora). Many of your criticisms are valid except for one of the TPM criticisms. As far as TPM, MS has given valid signing certs to Ubuntu (which they back-sign Debian with it too) and RHEL (which CentOS and Fedora are umbrellaed under) through their rootCA that most manufacturers recognize with their deployment of TPM. When data is stored to a PC's TPM, the data is encrypted with a combination of the signing cert and a random key generated for the user. The problem with MS managing the rootCA is it gives MS the power to yank them if they decide to suddenly be against Linux (Actually, MS has two distros of their own CBL Mariner, which has a pkg-base managed by MS themselves, and CBL Delridge, a Debian-based pkg-base; both used in areas of Azure or as a cloud server container service), then Linux won't be able to use TPM's features. But I do agree with Linux's philosophy regarding TPM more in the perspective of power users, give them the choice on what gets stored on the TPM, or if they want to install TPM-enablement packages in the first place. To my knowledge TPM data doesn't get uploaded to the cloud, or at least I haven't isolated it on my netflow data (which is what I go by, companies can lie about things getting uploaded or not), with the exception of Bitlocker recovery keys for the folks who sign into an MS account.
One of my big criticisms of Windows is for a common user, like a stereotypical grandmother or something, I could understand locking things down a bit. But they should really have a centralized "Expert mode" installation media or switch. You turn on Expert mode, then you have the option to pause updates until further notice, the ability to decide for each cred if it gets saved to the TPM, ability to shut off more telematics, sign in without an MS account, ability to disable or remove Bitlocker for good, ability to bypass app-signing cert enforcements, etc. Shutting off the nannies one by one gets a bit annoying.
Also the Bitlocker encrypting drives when users aren't using an MS account, I have seen from time to time. Mainly on older computers which don't have TPM, so what happened was MS released an update which turned on Bitlocker even for computers which don't have TPM, it encrypted the drive, then next time the computer reboots it goes to retrieve the key out of TPM, welp, can't find it then it prompts for the recovery key. MS claims they did so accidentally, and pulled the update. But too little too late, some computers already installed it. Now Windows' installer forces you to login to an MS account even if disconnect from the internet, it won't let you continue. Only way I found around it is "Shift + F10" and using commands to create an admin user and to disable OOBE, or making a provisioning pkg and putting it on the install flashdrive, which the OOBE picks it up. Which is why I push users I know who are signing in locally to get some means of backup more than other users. Linux and BSD users typically know what they're doing so they back up important bits by default. Or better yet, someone who doesn't want to login via MS account, just install Linux or BSD and be done with it.
There's an app or two which I haven't found good FOSS replacements for, that and I do play the occasional game that hasn't been ported to Linux yet. Otherwise I'd be mostly Linux at home, except for a Windows VM. My homeserver used to be on Windows, but I kept getting h4 server-side errors when streaming music from Plex. I switched it to Ubuntu server for a while, no issues since. I just recently switched it to Fedora Server because of the Cockpit WebGUI which is installed by default. A bit long-winded but just wanted to explain my thoughts on the topic.
Fun fact: by switching from Win 10 to Ubuntu 20.04, my laptop's CPU started to run 10 degrees Celsius cooler than before! 🌬️🌬️
It just shows how many unnecessary background tasks a windows machine has to deal with.
That could also be a difference between how the software is measuring the temperature from the motherboard. I know using p-sensor I get different results from CoreTemp on Windows (which I refuse to use anymore) because of this difference.
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The only reason I use windows nowadays is for school and gaming but I have always loved the idea of switching to Linux. After hearing these issues I am seriously considering switching before or when windows 10 goes to end of life. I think it's time I move on from the data collecting Microsoft and move to open source. The FOSS community is moving quickly and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Gaming is the only reason I have Windows. Idk why people just dont use Open Office.
@@heyitsdazy I've used open office and it works well. For school though I have office payed for by my institution so I just do that since it's more compatible. I'm more comfortable with ms office as of right now but I'd like to try open office again in the near future.
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@@heyitsdazy Excel macros, Microsoft Teams (as a teacher at a Uni I relied heavily on that last year), Word integration with EndNote (at least in academia we use it a lot), and convenience.
Heck, I want to use Linux as my main OS as well, but MsOffice and my games are the only thing holding me back. =(
Proton is making most windows games compatible with Linux. Biggest issues are DRM/anticheat which I'd rather stay away from anyways. I actually had a few games that were rendered incompatible with windows after switching to windows 7, but actually work with Linux and proton. I just hope the steam deck inspires more Linux based devices and Linux adoption.
I use Linux extensively during the week and I love it!
I'd say that we "do" own our desktops and laptops as long as we’re able to install open source operating systems on them. Proprietary operating systems do have their place and unfortunately for so many people, Windows and even macOS is unavoidable because of the applications they need to use where there is no Linux or BSD solution (especially for work-related use cases).
We never have and never will own proprietary operating systems like macOS and Windows, so it’s good to point out to those who might not be aware that there are some great, potential alternatives out there.
Your automobile analogy is pretty good. My concern also centers around right to repair. I'm with Louis Rossmann on that issue.
The world is slowly but most assuredly shifting towards EV's. As they become more affordable and more and more manufacturers hit the market with their respective EV offerings, I'm concerned that most people won't think about 3rd party repair shops before they make those purchases.
Sure, you might still be able to buy tires and get a break job and wheel alignments done at 3rd party repair shops (hopefully), but what about after market updates and electric component repairs, etc?
Let’s take a look at the upcoming Ford F150 Lightning and that upcoming Chevy Silverado EV. Are buyers going to be forced to ONLY have their vehicles repaired by the Ford and GM dealerships, respectively? Yikes!!!! We’ll see what happens. I chatted with a mechanic a week ago about EV repair and he told me that the company he works for has no clue on whether or not they’ll even get trained on how repair those new EV trucks. Essentially, their employer has said nothing.
With respect to our computers, as long as Linux continues to keep up with the newer hardware as it has been doing, then we can always dump Windows. Heck! Linux has even found its way onto the new Apple M1 silicon.
We gotta face some facts:
As I mentioned earlier, macOS and Windows will be unfortunately unavoidable for a very large swath of people. I’d love to be 100% Linux, but I still have a couple of very important use cases that REQUIRE me to boot up and use my Windows 10 based laptop during the week (and those apps won’t run using WINE. I’ve tried). Do I like the idea of “telemetry”? NOPE, but with those two use cases, I simply cannot avoid it.
Gaming is a global, multi-billion dollar industry and let’s be honest, Windows is king of the hill in that industry when it comes to PC gaming. Yes, Linux is slowly catching up thanks to Valve and others, but it’s still not on par with Windows in terms of gaming compatibility and likely won’t be for a few more years.
And then there are those who simply don’t care. They will continue to buy a new PC (even though they don’t need a new PC) just to run the latest version of Windows because the Microsoft compatibility checker tells them that their perfectly functioning computer won’t run Windows 11.
Don’t bother them with all the telemetry and “I don’t own my hardware” jazz. They just want to plug it in, power it on and start using it. Apple users are by and large in the SAME camp with Apple products. You won’t convince them otherwise.
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If Windows was not a spyware OS I would be using it to this day. I got sick of it after Win 7.Using Linux as a casual user,once it is set up properly takes care of 99 percent of my needs. The control aspects,be it corporate or governmental,is chilling. Linux does not have this problem.
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We've been heading in that direction for a long long time... It's slow and insidious, which is why most people don't see it and / or don't care.
Remember that frog? Throw it in boiling water, it'll jump... Put it in cold water and warm it up slowly until it boils... The frog won't move.
You're the frog.
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100% CORRECT!!!!!!!! Everything you said!
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I run LInux. Have done so for a long time.
You tell 'em!!! I really dislike MS too.........fantastic software, but done the wrong way for the wrong reasons......and we have options :)
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I've said before that as of Windows 10, Windows has devolved into malware in and of itself. When it started exercising a proprietary level of control over my hardware against my will, I reformatted my drives to ext4 and in the process deleted every last byte of Microsoft products, and finished my migration to Linux.
Sure, the most knowledgeable of Linux people expect every user to become a self-trained software developer of sorts, but they don't bother me in my approach to learn just what I need to in order to do what I want to in Linux. And that's the beauty of Linux: There's always more than one way to skin a cat and it lets you do you.
I have never paid for any Windows version I used. If I can't own it I'm not paying for it, and I'm surely not paying for a spyware OS that wants to dictate me if my CPU is good enough, or what apps I can use. Windows 11 is an absolute disgrace and insult to any PC or laptop owner.
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Thank you for educating the ignorant!
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Agree 100%, running Linux since about 15 years because of the Microshit policies. never trust BadBoyBilly or any of his products.
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I had to install a Windows system for a relative and found it oddly alien to even having to enter a very long product key. My relative wasn't ready for Linux BTW. Funnily enough, my parents, both elderly, did understand when I told them the direction M$ is going. They both are happily running Fedora Linux for quite some time now.
I didn't pressure them, they asked me to install it for them. They were completely fed up with the bloated OS they got after version 7 and my mother didn't understand the Windows 10 start menu. My father was very interested in the MIDI audio capabilities Linux provides. Both don't want to go back.
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Thank you for speaking up withsuch brutal honesty. You and everyone here make me feel I’m not alone in this :')
Btw, I subscribed to your channel after watching your previous video.
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You’re dead on! Isn’t it strange that MS can use MY Internet connect that I pay for and pay a tax on, they upload stuff on my machine, (like when they loaded Win 10 over my Win7) but if I was to go on one of THEIR computers and upload anything, I would be in jail. So many people are Lemmings letting MS control their life and they don’t even know it, worse yet, they cheer it on!!
Well but you agreed to all of it by clicking Next Next Next Yes, I agree to the terms and so on during installation and other procedures
@@Titere05 That's just it, I didn't install Win 10 on my machine I had 7 but after mowing the lawn I came into Win 10 installed by MS without my permission.
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I run Linux, I own my computer.
I wish I could give the same freedom to my brother, but he's addicted to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I've talked with other friends and they're like "Yeah, use a shitty FOSS program over one that's used by professionals"
I'm like...Okay...their risk. I just make sure to have a bootable clone of their system and that Bitlocker is turned THE F*** OFF....
God...I hate Microsoft so much.
It was curious to meet you. Do you know why? I've been saying the same thing you say for years. And... no one ever believed me. And now...? Little by little they're seeing the truth of what we're both saying. Curious. Very curious...
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The point you make about the encryption key reminds me of electric cars, how we're not supposed to repair them ourselves because it can be 'dangerous' You mean more dangerous than a tank full of gasoline with a motor that produces electric sparks pretty much everywhere, and temperatures that can ignite gasoline if there's a leak over the engine? What about people who actually understand the systems and components in an electric car, such as professional mechanics and advanced users? Nope, no one can get in there, it's DANGEROUS! It's just so obvious what they're trying to do, if you just think for a second.
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Something big happened with Nvidia today.
Did they finally release the sauce?
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The apple example was perfect.
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Similar mindset surfaced few weeks ago, when news spread that EU is planning to force apple to open its NFC to support other contactless payment providers. Majority of on-line comments were: "I don't want to have ability to choose, I'm happy with Apple Pay."
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I was a windows user, but one day after the 6th reset I decided to not update windows anymore. I dualbooted windows 11 and linux. But after installing of windows it went to a bootloop again. Tpm and secure boot were enabled btw. That was the moment, when I decided to fully switch to linux. And i didn't regret it.
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In your example of the car, you can't just put any new tires or exhaust pipes on your car that you want. Any changes that you make to your car have to comply with local laws where you live, which vary by country, state, county, city, etc. If you don't research those laws in advance you could find your car impounded by the police because you put something illegal on it. You do have a user agreement for your car. It's just not with the manufacturer, it's with the government.
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Some people like being in the dark, you can’t help them until life teaches them.
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You are Definitely right. I haven't used windows for nearly 10 years and I don't miss it one bit!.
I haven't heard of the bit locker thing before, thanks for bringing attention to that.
I totally agree with what you said. And I was a Windows user for 11 years until a few months ago. I decided to install Ubuntu and get rid of Windows 10 and my life has become easier since then. Windows 10 had lots of problems that were giving me constant headaches.
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People should have saw all of this coming when Win10 was introduced.With the FORCED INSTALLMENTS AND UPDATES.It was a good thing I was able to opt-out of being forced my ONLY LAPTOP at the time to not have Win10 on it or it would be definitely BRICKED due to the hardware.It seems likely Microsoft WILL make sure there is absolutely NO WORKAROUNDS TO AVOID WINDOWS 11.
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Wait, I think I have heard that the GPL does not prevent someone from selling someone else's GPL software? That was the reply I got when I asked if I were to make my app open-source, how I could prevent some other people from stealing my code and sell my app.
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Happened to stumble across your video because your message aligns with my sentiments towards Windows. I definitely want to make changes to my machine but I’ve never used Linux. Totally green. Haven’t had the opportunity to check the rest of your content, but I intend to. In the meantime, I wanted to ask- do you cover installation, how to choose the right distro or other noob topics related to Linux? If not, do you have any other channel resources that may be helpful? Feedback is greatly appreciated 🙏🏽✨
As a brand new user of Linux, for anyone wanting to try Linux, you can take a USB drive and make a "live environment" in which the Linux OS runs off the USB drive and lets you test it out and see if all your computer components work with it without making any changes to your PC. If you don't like it just shutdown the PC remove the USB drive and restart your computer and nothing will have changed. I've tried about 20 different Linux distros and desktops in the last week and if you want to have an easy go of trying out or switching to Linux i suggest Linux Mint cinnamon version if you liked Windows 7(or Windows XP) and Manjaro cinnamon version if you like Windows 10.
For PC, I do not feel that MS is owning my hardware. Sure, I still can't completely ditch Windows, due to some apps and stupid Nvidia, but I could get by Linux, if I have to (just very inconvenient). But for phones, I feel that the manufacturers are just lending the phones to people, even if people have paid the full price. I mean, for example, my phone's bootloader is locked so I cannot install any other OS on it, and the manufacturer no longer provides software updates.
FYI, it was just announced that Nvidia is open-sourcing their drivers.
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@@harblz57 at least the kernel space part... the user space are still closed source. Step in the right direction, but still only a partial open source.
@@AyaWetts Did I say anything about it being a total fix? NO. I didn't. I gave one piece of information; all that I had been given on the subject. I had just watched it on another TH-cam video moments before. I didn't comment on anything I didn't know, only on what I did know. *That* TH-cam channel presenter didn't make any distinction between "kernel space" and driver, either! And that TH-cam presenter knew more about the subject than I did. They've been using Linux longer than I have. They used the *exact words* that I relayed!
But you felt it necessary to find something to complain about and attack *me* for simply passing on. I was trying to pass on what I believed was useful, helpful, related information, which would invite the reader to research more on their own for the rest of the story *if they cared to.*
But you had to be pedantic and find a way to criticize and shut me down for not relaying relative minutiae that I didn't have, didn't know. And it didn't change the fact that the statement was true as far as it went.
You didn't choose to pass on the bit that I did. But you intentionally chose to take the time instead to criticize someone else's efforts.
You're as bad as the Linux wonks who've been around for decades, and *every* time someone asks a question, no matter how much research they've already done, no matter what they've already tried, the sum total of your response is "RTFM, noob!" You're why new people who don't want to be Linux experts any more than they want to be Windows experts don't want to try, because their are pedantic azzhats like you waiting in the shadows to attack and criticize their efforts instead of help and teach! If someone isn't an expert you want them to STFU. I've looked into Linux on and off for twenty years But every time I come back to try, I run into pedantic azzhats like you who chase me away again! You don't ever help. You just criticize and belittle so you can show off how smart *you* are!
Fine. You've now chased someone not as "smart" as you, not as *pedantic* as you, back into the woodwork. Once again you've attacked someone as if to say "See; I know more than you!"
I won't try to help again. I'll leave it to the arrogant, pedantic azzhats like *you* to do it. So step up and *do* it! Feel better about yourself? Bugger off! Go find someone else to pick on and criticize!
I certainly wouldn't want to work with or around your arrogant azz!
@@harblz57 You feeling ok? I hope your day improves... because I have no idea what you are talking about. I simply added more info to your reply and I have no idea how you took any of that as a criticism to write a book about it. If you are that touchy over a discussion about anything, you certainly will want to keep away from the internet and comments like on TH-cam, as we often will discuss things, and I wouldn't want your feelings hurt.
Excellent video.
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All they're doing is they're actually speeding up the ascent of Linux and FOSS in general.
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Because of videos like these, I am diving in on taking my life, err, computers, back. I am also looking more into deGoogling my phone(s). Unfortunately, though, I have to carry a non modified iphone and ipad, for work. Wish I could do something with them, but it is what it is. Thank you for helping me open my eyes, more than they were.
How is this going to affect those of us who run linux but have Windows in a VM for one or two specific purposes (like something specific to a business)?
Really only time will tell
I agree with everything you said. That is why I am doing my research on distros and what fits my needs the best, because I still use windows. But another interesting point is also hardware tuning. With the press of a button microsoft could litterally purge your hardware by overvolting everything, Becaure nowadays you don't need to tune your hardware in the bios anymore, that's how much control microsoft and a lot those similar tech/IT companies have. While it's nice to have everything within reach, the dangers increase with it.
awesome video, keep it up
If I mention something a few time vocally, a video about it pops up on my TH-cam home page. It happens consistently. Phones are scary. As soon as this one dies I'm getting a Pinephone
Google, TH-cam, and Facebook! Anytime I'm talking with someone all 3 of them start bombarding me with advertising about my conversations! Microsoft is just as bad. And they still can't help police departments find criminals?
@@louaguado995 ironic isn't it. The primary justification for all this spying was safety and what about the childrens. But the only crime they care about is pirating movies and offending boneless groups of society.
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How do you get that bitlocker key back?
My father's pc got locked with this.
If he uses a Microsoft account to use Windows he needs to sign in with a browser and look to see if they key is there. If he does *not* use a Microsoft account and he didn't print/save the key anywhere that's it, game over, you have to format the computer and reinstall Windows.
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@@ran_red he put in an email that he's not used since 2008😂😂😂
Problem is Microsoft doesn't verify the email.
Thanks though
Instead of "own", I would say "control". That'll hit harder.
I agree 100%! Well said champ!
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What's your take on Minix/Intel ME?
I am done with windows today...I am on Endless os. Can someone suggest mi a good tool for dual boot with other Linux distro cose I want a sort of a backup and doing serious thing on other distro, Endless is most for learning purpose and education...
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Yes, you are correct. The ONLY reason why I have Windows installed on one of my nvme drives is for gaming. My main boot drive is linux where I do everything else on. I wish my AAA tiles in gaming were written to run on bare metal in Linux (I'm looking at you New World, Ashes of Creation, etc.)
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Bro, I don’t always agree with you, but on this topic, I have to say BRAVO! 👏👏👏. This topic reminds me of the good old days when there were “flame-wars” on USENET (The good old late 70s and 80s, even the 90s). The discussion of my PC (MS-DOS, Windows, Amiga, Macintosh, flame-wars). My first PC was an old IBM System mainframe; then, after that, one was an Osborne PC which I used mainly in my day-to-day job. I bought my first PC in 1986, a Commodore Amiga 1000; I still use it nowadays, albeit heavily modified, for my master's degree. During the years, I have been fortunate to acquire numerous PCs of all types of Operating Systems, and I still have them (and every year, my wife wants to get rid of them 😂). I bought a Gateway last year, and Windows 11 began to act up, so I said to hell with Microsoft and wiped out the SSD and installed Pop OS. Although my main PC is a Mac, most of my writings are done in Raspberry Pies running different types of Linux Distros. The best PC or OS is the one that serves you well, period. Now, in USENET fashion, I am putting my asbestos suit; bring on the FLAMES 😂😂😂. Stay safe. 🙏
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I'm also keeping a close eye on Microsoft being part of the Linux Foundation. I trust them as far as I can throw the Redmond headquarters... At least if worst comes to worst there's Linux-Libre
I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I’m enjoying it! I have a quick question for you. I’m running Windows 10 and do various forms of content creation (music, videos, etc). My question is, what version of Linux would be best for my PC? Bonus question, what software for Linux do you recommend for such content creation? Thanks. Have a blessed day!
I bought something new, I installed my Windows again - i don't even know how often I did this ;)
That was always my workaround of this Windows mess you're describing.
Games let me stick with Windows too long, as it was convenient.
And I got lazy with Windows, that bugged me in the end to switch to Linux completely.
Just an addendum: In the long term, Microsoft wants to earn money with its Office subscriptions and its app store instead of licences. And to do this, of course, everyone must be forced to use a Microsoft account - without an account, no software purchases or subscriptions. Well, while in the early days of Windows 11, people only complained about the installation of Windows 11 Home until they had to enter or create an account, this will also be the case with the Pro version in future - until now, it has been possible to officially create offline accounts. A trick that has worked so far is to enter a false e-mail address several times - but the question is how much longer.
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I'm a network specialist and I could say for a fact windows of old was more open than windows of current. Everything now requires connection to function properly. Linux is your is, you can literally build your own version if you don't like existing is it hard, for new people yes. However the learning is pretty much no different from windows or Mac. It just needs patience and interest in learning for you to figure it out.
These comments are from the frogs that are being boiled while also oblivious to what's happening.
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Farmers already do not own their tractors. John Deere can switch off the engines by remote.
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I will say that you're absolutely right! However, the way I look at it is that everything has its tradeoffs and the whole matter reduces itself to personal preference. Linux relies in its users for software availability (amazing!) and their own security (not always a good idea). Since most people don't know how their computers work (they should and that's why its a bad idea to rely on your users for their own security), they stick to the default. That's ok, it's been designed to be a good experience to a consumer, to be convenient. Linux desktop is a very niche product, for people that actually know their stuff and choose to have complete control over it, and that's ok. The whole matter is convenience vs control.
For me, I chose convenience. After using Linux for a while and free software instead of proprietary software, it became clear that, even though I like the control, I've always found Microsoft products more convenient. So I stuck to them for everything, from consumer apps like Microsoft Edge, to enterprise apps like M365, to developer stuff like VS (& + Code), Azure, Powershell and .NET, and for that reason Windows just makes more sense to me. Even my android phone is mostly degoogled and uses Microsoft apps instead (including the launcher), except for TH-cam. I still keep a Fedora VM for other stuff and changed other products like Adobe ones for FOSS ones and, if I went the Apple way, I'd still use my Microsoft ecosystem in it...
For anyone that read the whole thing... Thanks!
I just wanted to add that I know it is difficult to accept that people choose convenience over control and privacy, but if you think about it, that's the trend. Companies just want their users to slide right in and that means that they don't have to know how it all works, just that it works. But if you're enlightened, lucky you... You get to choose!
I personally don't think security is such a huge problem for linux. It feels like even less of a problem than in windows for an average user, your average everyday mom or kid using their browser, playing games, maybe putting a pic from your phone onto the pc. I'd say with all the software repositories it's way safer and more secure since you don't get 12 ads to download different antivirus or some other software you don't need, that your everyday mom or kid would download.
As far as compatibility goes between microsoft apps, yeah that's fair. But personally I still feel more comfortable with free and open source software like libreoffice compared to m365, firefox or brave, compared to msedge. The only difference maybe being Code because atom just doesn't look right to me xD
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I have a question for you that I am hoping you can help me with. To start with, I am a long time Linux user, I will never use another OS. A while back my printer died. I have been trying ever since to find another Linux compatible printer, but I am having zero success at finding one, Can you give me any advice or suggestions on where to look ? I am just looking for a simple all in one.
@Terminalforlife : Thank you, I will definitely check it out !
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I agree, but how do I get an email account in linux, now I use Gmail, but everything is linked to a Google account.
And I built a new computer with Linux Mint as dual boot, after an update of linux mint it won't boot anymore in Linux Mint!
I'm a SharePoint admin at work, and can install windows in no time, but when Linux fails me, I look despondent!
then I've also lost all the work I put into the distro to adjust it to my liking because of this update.
if i'm frustrated with this incident, how is a layman in computers and their operating systems supposed to feel?
Most of us can see this coming. But some will NOT see this because if it works then that's all they want. Also too many depend on social media (as if it's a major artery attached to them). Seriously, I have seen people glued to their phones for hours, then run around like headless chickens looking for a charger when the battery is low. As long as they can keep using it, I don't see them having a problem WHO owns what and that's the BIG problem.
..... Does dual boot count?
Been using Linux for years. Finally got my fiance to switch after seeing some of these videos. Thanks! I hate winblows
Iv jus come from the other video and i agree with your take to say the least, so this one should be interesting.
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I completely agree with this sentiment. I unfortunately need to use Windows due to Linux being "Too Complicated" for the rest of my family, and friends. So, I use a pirated copy of Windows 10 LTSC since it's not available for public consumption. It's Windows 10, without all the spyware, and all the other garbage. When I first installed it and went into Programs and Features, it was empty. Windows 10 LTSC is the best version of windows as you don't have to wade through massive amounts of garbage.
Although, I recently watched your Garuda Linux video, and I'm gonna check out Garuda. If it's as good as you say it is, I may be giving up windows entirely. My whole issue is that I'm the only one in my family IT oriented, everyone else is your average user.
Also, question. What do you do with your phone? Is there another OS other than android you do or do you have a guide to cleaning out all the google crap from android?
I totally understand where you're coming from in your comment, plus I use lineage OS on my smartphone.
I can't agree more,
Microsoft making me sick 🤮 and Google or Apple are not better.
Linux is the best option! 🐧
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This video is spot on. The reason people stick with the big tech firms is because they have created a culture of consumers needing their support evermore. It is east to point and click but hard to read and learn a different way. So people accept the loss of freedom as an acceptable one in order to use that proprietary software they can’t live without. While this learning curve for Linux can be a challenge it is by and far a worthy one for those who value their privacy. A world without privacy is a world without freedom.
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Hi, I just ran across your video, thank you. I want to run linux but afraid to monkey with this laptop, I admit I am ignorant about all things data.. my own fault I know. I'm going to look through all your past vids to see if I can learn. Thanks again.
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My old laptop gave me that Bitlocker prompt 3 times and I had no clue what happened and even though I had a MS account I only got the backup to work one of those times I am on the Linux tipping point.
I agree with everything in video actually... The thing is people stay using windows because of how big windows is as a OS but when it comes to it its not really as good as its been made out to be
Not saying that linux is 1000% Perfect no OS is but its probably closet thing to perfect we will ever see
Yea, Windows has a ton of problems and as a power user you have to deal with a lot of shit. But I guess for normies it "just werks and runs my candy crush".
Every OS has problems and I think the ones Linux has are more justified. Like, something doesn't work because you haven't configured it. On Windows when something doesn't work it's not because of you, it's MS just saying "fuck you, it's my way or the highway"
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Well, I might own the hardware, but I certainly do not own Windows! So, to go with your car analogy: I do would NOT have control over my PC. Microsoft would control my PC. Period. I say "would" because I have been on Linux since 2000 and never looked back. Period.
any time i talk shit about Windows and Microsoft as a whole, a bunch of normies come out and calls me an idiot and a Linux Fanboy
cmon bro, PC just werks and runs all new and hyped games
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You are absolutely right, and who says it isn't so, are just ignorant people.That is why "the right of repair" is important.
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With over 50 years working with computers (including wire boards) I was always stuck with whatever I could get. When I found Linux Mint a few years ago I couldn't wait until I didn't need Quicken anymore. Once I was done with it I got a new SSD, loaded Linux Mint and never looked back. I do use a Chromebook as my daily driver (I know, I know) but Linux gets me the freedom I want when I want it.
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I was a firm user of Windows up until 2 months ago when all 4 of my computers were running Windows 11 test version crashed 3 times in 8 days. I then switched over to linux and love it. I run pop os on my main system which allows me to play some of my steam games. I still have a windows xp, windows 7 and windows 10 machines but I only use them in my learning of ethical hacking. Something happened just before the computers crashed and that was a notification popped up asking me how likely was I to refer windows 11 to other people. Hmmm not at all likely to happen. Yes I own all of my computers now. Keep up with pushing out great content.
This video has reinforced my decision to migrate to Linux. Writing this on a System 76 laptop running Pop OS.
In the future nothing, this started years ago with windows 10. Microsoft silently force downloaded an entire OS, tried to install it without user input, and circumvented user OS changes that would prevent it from happening.
That's malware behavior, and flies in the face of the whole license argument since they think they can just force your machine unto a new OS with all new licensing agreements.
If Microsoft wants to dictate what OS is on my machine, what software I'm allowed to use, and what settings are enabled they need to start paying me hosting fees.
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Great video!
The only real barrier for me switching everything over to Linux was always gaming. I know, I know, gaming on Linux isn't really an issue anymore, I'm just a terrible procrastinator. I have no one to blame but myself on that and I freely admit it. But Windows 10 is going to be the last Windows OS I'll be working with at home. Once I upgrade my laptop, the FIRST thing I'll be doing is wiping off the garbage and putting a distro of Linux on it and I'm never looking back.
Unfortunately, I still have to remain fairly up to date with Windows for work, but I can always just spin up a VM at home if I ever need to do anything with it, then just delete it when I'm done.
As for analogies. You took the time to respond to the comments. What about the comment I posted on that MS Fanboy video (the one I sent a screenshot of to you). The comment was polite enough, wasn't it? It was gone, deleted within minutes... Mentality, huh?
Yes very much so, you have to have a certain mentality to take the criticism and questions that come from the videos you make. I have an open mentality to listen to criticism and just enjoy the fact that people have different views. Now what I can't deal with is ignorance!!! LOL 🤣🤣🤣
Great video. I will not use windows 11. Looking at linux for my next operating system when windows 10 dies.
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I have been tied to Windows only for one reason. Gaming. If Steam and EA Origin, and Epic can all agree to go full steam ahead with Linux support, I will finally be free. Everything you have said in this video is 10000% accurate. I'm a IT disaster recovery engineer so I know what I'm talking about. This guy isn't a tin foil hat kind of a guy. What he's saying is accurate. Anyone who disagrees knows nothing about digital/cyber security
I don't think TPM is evil it is isolated from the OS meaning that if the OS get's Malware a attacker cannot get your encryption keys
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LOL at that boomer in the first comment. "You don't own your software". I would expect a boomer to remember the days when you bought a CD and you OWNED IT. He talks about semantics, not owning the rights, but fuck the rights. I can click accept the terms and conditions and can still reverse engineer or copy a music CD or RIP the music from it. I don't sell the content, but I can copy that CD in all the computers I own and it is still MY CD, I OWN IT. Same with some licensed software. I will reverse engineer, copy, create a crack for it, replace files, settings, copy the disc it came on, clone and whatever else. I OWN IT. What the Microsoft shill boomer does not understand is that there was a time when you OWNED things. We called them FLOPPY, CD, HDD. Cloud is a rental service. That is why LINUX is yours. No stupid licensing that needs to connect to some stupid cloud. That guy probably is so used to being screwed by companies he simply cannot understand the idea of OWNING software. He thinks copyright. I think actual OWNERSHIP. Anyways, sad to see a boomer being demoralized like that, I expected more. Most people seem like they want to be safe, instead of wanting to be free, it's why the world sucks right now. LINUX isn't just software, it's freedom, it's a philosophy.
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WOW Another great video and you are 100% right. Absolutely. And yes I run into the Bitlocker Trap myself and needed my M$ account to unlock my device. As I stated in the other video I will say it again. I AM AN MATUR PC USER and know what I am doing. I want to install whatever OS I want.
What if you buy a House. Does it belongs to the Building Company and when you change something major in the house does the Main Door doesn't work anymore and you can't get in ??? (It might belong to a bank until the credit is payed but that's something different 🙂 )
See I fully agree. Thumbs Up and more of these and as always Greetings from Germany
Thank you so much my friend, appreciate your comment and for watching the video. And greetings back to you
13:55 This happened to me 2 days ago, I was lucky I always backup my data, but I lost 1 day of work. I've never hated Microsoft/windows so much like that day
One of the things onlyoffice lack is that it does not support Arabic. And my work isn't complete without the Arabic support. After the positive review video about it, I had to go back to WPS. Apart from that, I think it's all good
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