"Hey, DT! Windows Is Spyware But Isn't That Normal?" (Plus Other Questions)

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  • Topics of discussion on this episode of "Hey, DT!" include:
    ► 00:18 I can't explain to a windows user the dangers of proprietary software...
    ► 04:26 What tool you use to empty your trash on your main production machine?
    ► 06:46 What's the deference is between VLC and MPV?
    ► 09:41 Yes, windows is a spyware. But nowadays almost all of us have a spyware...
    ► 11:27 Are you on meth?
    ► 12:01 Can you try the Sidekick browser, the MyPal browser, etc.?
    ► 13:37 Do you have a telegram chat group, discord, etc.?
    ► 14:42 I haven't figured out how to config my monitors and have it save it because I have to do it every time I reboot.
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  • @khilseith
    @khilseith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    The problem right now is complacency. People are perfectly complacent to run proprietary software not realizing/caring how much it spies on you.

    • @psour33
      @psour33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't care if my OS or my drivers spy on me as long as I can use my games @144fps

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      people don't want to know how the sausage is made, they just want to enjoy the tasty sausage! All they know is that MS works, gives them games, and only occasionally needs updates... to most people, there is no downside in that equation.

    • @daemonace5910
      @daemonace5910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@miguelmahecha88
      Yeah, I'd agree. For most, the upsides available on linux don't really feel like an upside at all

    • @blupandax7902
      @blupandax7902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MacOS and iOS are proprietary software but they never spy on you because Apple is not an advertising company (they have no need to steal your data, they only care about people buying their hardware and apps). As for open-source Android, there is plenty of spying from Google because Google is an advertising company.

    • @daemonace5910
      @daemonace5910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@blupandax7902
      I think apple would probably want to spy for maintenance reasons as well. So, not as extensive the g man would

  • @Gelo2000origami
    @Gelo2000origami 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Something being common isn't being normal, much less being good. Spyware should be avoided

    • @greenspaceman531
      @greenspaceman531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      meanwhile were on youtube lmao

    • @Gelo2000origami
      @Gelo2000origami 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@greenspaceman531 everyone is a bit of a hypocrite sadly

    • @greenspaceman531
      @greenspaceman531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Gelo2000origami i know it was just funny to point out :p

    • @deusexaethera
      @deusexaethera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, the most common thing is _by definition_ normal. Normal and what-you-prefer are two different things.

    • @greenspaceman531
      @greenspaceman531 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deusexaethera i think we use common for the things that have the highest chance of being true and we use normal for things that society as a whole thinks that is acceptable - for example it is "normal" for girls to be "pretty" (in quotes cuz im saying it from society's pov) even though it is common for girls to be average looking and another one is that it is "normal" for guys not to be "emotionally expressive" even though, in my life, i have seen no difference in how much guys express feelings (the difference would be imo in how they express them) and i would say that that is common

  • @entelin
    @entelin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    "Trash can": For volumes that store non high performance dependent datasets, general data, things like that, should be done on filesystems that support snapshots. Snapshots can then be taken frequently, COW filesystems like ZFS for example are basically free from a performance perspective. This allows you to freely browse through time and restore individual files, or even whole volumes nearly instantly. This is a much better approach to "trash" than the trash can idea.

    • @loren481
      @loren481 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How would I go about browsing for specific files with a BTRFS system, if possible? I'm using timeshift to make snapshots, if that matters.

    • @entelin
      @entelin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@loren481 I don't have working knowledge of btr. I looked into it recently assuming that it has become mature over the years, and was fairly disappointed at it's progress lacking even stable parity raid. Synology for example doesn't use btr's raid system but rather puts it on top of MD and has some hack to make btr's self healing work on top of it. Nonetheless though, it is apparently stable as a standalone filesystem, and snapshots and stuff are fine. So in general with BTR or ZFS you would have a task that sets up frequent snapshots like even every 5-15 mins as it takes only an instant, and then something that removes past granular snapshots to create a spectrum of something like 12 hrs of 15 mins, 3 days of hourlys, 2 weeks of dailys, and 3 months of weeklys. Snapshots can then be freely browsed through or mounted at will.

    • @entelin
      @entelin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      More specifically to your question though, if it's anything like ZFS there will be a hidden or invisible directory at the root of a dataset that allows directly browsing into snapshots. As well as a tool to explicitly mount them elsewhere. A which google search suggested that .snapshot might be the directory name for that on btr.

    • @ibrahimalgalaly456
      @ibrahimalgalaly456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@loren481 for timeshift I believe you have to extract the images which are stored in /run/timeshift I believe

  • @user-uk6mv5xi4c
    @user-uk6mv5xi4c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    До "слез довел"... Это не вы софт используете, это софт использует вас.... Молодец!

    • @rayi512x
      @rayi512x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      name: japanese
      comment: russian
      commenting to: an english video
      hotel: trivago

    • @fabricatorzayac
      @fabricatorzayac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Опа, ещё один русскоговорящий

    • @Evgen13Great
      @Evgen13Great 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fabricatorzayac Привет :D

    • @temari2860
      @temari2860 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Жиза

    • @sassymenses
      @sassymenses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      О, рашн битарды приехали.

  • @Kedvespatikus
    @Kedvespatikus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    'I can't configure Debian'
    LOL! And all this on a bluedeath background colour. Ingenious!

  • @bippaasama
    @bippaasama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Intel Management Engine is a moot point, because what it does is wait for an incoming connection in order to do things. It doesn't passively upload data. All you need to do to make the Intel Management Engine irrelevant in the privacy equation is to block incoming requests on your router.

  • @somethingelse401
    @somethingelse401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hey DT I want to thank you for opening my eyes. I've used many Linux distributions and thanks to your guidance I made that jump to Arch Linux, and I haven't thought once to look back.

    • @tigerscott2966
      @tigerscott2966 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me neither...
      Once I installed Xero Linux, I gave my Windows computer to a friend and I threw my iPhone in thrash were it really belongs...

  • @tommymorty3188
    @tommymorty3188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If some software is proprietary, it doesn’t mean it automatically is bad. Sometimes companies make code proprietary to sell it for money. As i said, it doesn’t mean that it automatically is bad.

  • @fawzanfawzi9993
    @fawzanfawzi9993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    DT answering Assalamualaykum is got to be the greatest moment of all DT videos.

  • @DasBrennendeHerz
    @DasBrennendeHerz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for advising arandr. It's great utility!

  • @zonnodon163
    @zonnodon163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last segment is pretty useful :D

  • @ObaidurRehmanX
    @ObaidurRehmanX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HeyDT Assalam u Alaikum means "May Peace Be On You", and you responded "May Peace Be on You Too". You're awesome! ❤❤❤

  • @B5152g
    @B5152g 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you just explained why I like firewalls with application inbound and outbound control. I really wish there was something similar on linux desktop.

  • @DJTripleY
    @DJTripleY 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool shirt! This color fits you well, DT. It actually made me think I could try that color T-shirt myself.

  • @afallingtree9114
    @afallingtree9114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have the exact same problem (more so on the privacy side of things). I've almost given up trying to get friends and family to understand the dangers because i just cant explain it clear enough.

  • @randyriegel8553
    @randyriegel8553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not necessarily a CLI trash bin. But in most of my Linux installations I have a local GIT repository for /etc. If I screw up a configuration to bad I can restore back to previous version, same if I delete a file on accident (which is hard to do on accident in linux) I can get it back from previous commit.

  • @hotrodjones74
    @hotrodjones74 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Arandr program you mentioned seems to be in Ubuntu LTS. When I had a second screen I changed the order once to match my setup and it remembered it every time I plugged the monitor into my laptop. BTW what do you think about smartphones and open source there? I haven't seen any easy solutions there.

  • @jayst
    @jayst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Yo DT, I just saw a video of beardless Kratos from God of War and he looks actually quite a bit like you :-) Is there something you aren’t telling us? Lol
    Btw, 8th!!!!

    • @dougtilaran3496
      @dougtilaran3496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was YT offering you up "similar'. You're being spied on as I type !

  • @samxl001bd
    @samxl001bd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey DT can you give your opinion on eac and battleeye support coming to linux?

  • @srivathsansudarsanan3372
    @srivathsansudarsanan3372 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks dt for this video he did not understand open source movement now I can explain to him much simpler

  • @CroissantKindly
    @CroissantKindly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In the current state, Linux doesn't support many productivity software like Windows and it's not efficient to work with. With Linux, you can only work either in the IT section of a company or working alone in your parents' basement.
    As much as I love Linux (as a Linux enthusiast), I prefer working with people from various fields (scientific, business & marketing, graphic design, literally any field that's not just IT) than working alone and spend most of the time reinventing the wheel that nobody cares. Workflow is much better when it's easier to communicate with other people. There are so MANY task-specific programs in Windows that it's no easy feat to reinvent and replace them all (in the field of computational chemistry alone for example). Even Mac users have to switch to Windows A LOT when they are working. That's the monster Linux has to face if it wants to be mainstream. You would have a very shallow view of the world (with some superiority complex) if you thought that Windows users are just for GaMeS & Ms ExCeL.

  • @matthewrowell5973
    @matthewrowell5973 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bust out laughing after reading definition #2 on your shirt XD

  • @tuxpowerpc
    @tuxpowerpc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video from a very knowledgeable Linux friend........

  • @dannyl6507
    @dannyl6507 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The EULA from windows specifically states it will collect your data that includes details about the voice and typing input on the device. Typing input? Yes that includes your usernames and passwords. You cant stop it unless you are never connected to the internet. Best solution is to format your ssd and install linux.

  • @dravendominos273
    @dravendominos273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey, DT! Ur videos are awesome. I have a question on data collection. Yeah, no doubt it's bad and violates our privacy and etc. But is there any alternative way to collect data for purposes where "Big Data" is the key? Like "health" related apps and something like that. While i'm open-source enthusiast, still, i believe we also have to use technologies to predict things related to health and something like that.

    • @charlessmith5465
      @charlessmith5465 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can choose to volunteer whatever data you want to any organization you please. To force others to do the same is a different matter entirely. Edit: also you might want to share e.g. weight and resting heartrate. Maybe you don't want to also share your address book, calendar, bookmarks, etc.

    • @dravendominos273
      @dravendominos273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charlessmith5465 Completely agree here. The question is: can u do it now? If so, how? And most importantly: Is it going to be popular enough? I'm sorry to say that, but ethics doesent really matter at this point. There's practicial tasks to be solved.

  • @zv7466
    @zv7466 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey DT! I really like your videos and appreciate your effort! You and other youtubers "convinced" me to use linux because of privacy and other issues. I have tried a coupe of distros, none of them worked well for me... I know, that basically every linux distro is just a kernel plus some spices on top of it (e.g desktop environment). I had to try many distros (Pop!_OS, Debian, Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Void, Zorin, Manjaro, Mint... etc), because, for some reason I couldn't successfully customize my first, second, third, etc. distros...
    Currently I'm running MX Linux and I find it disgusting. I hate fixing and configuring all the time. Even my keyboard doesn't work all the time, it worked in Windows. It's not a fancy RGB keyboard with 70 extra button, just a regular keyboard. I feel like Linux is like a T-shirt full of holes.
    I can't focus on my work, because the system just doesn't work. If I install an operating system, I expect it to work and I don't want to spend my whole lifetime reading source code and messing with the command line.
    I'm thinking on moving back to Windows and pay with my data for using an OS that works... (sad)
    I'm sure one day linux will work better than anything and I'm looking forward to it. I love your channel, keep up the good work!

    • @n0tjak
      @n0tjak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      try compiling a new version of linux (the kernel)

  • @kebman
    @kebman ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a pretty good philosophical debate. First of all, making money is not bad. It's good. It's a driver of both innovation and freedom, because disputes and honour can be settled in cash rather than with violence. The argument that you can just look into the code sometimes falls apart within FOSS because the code is byzantine and poorly documented. Generally, the more obscure the system is, the more poorly it's documented. And that's where FOSS programmers get paid. Or when they can get themselves into a situation where they have a very deep grasp over a certain domain of the code. This isn't "free". It's "free to use" and it's "free to look into", but if you're a serious business, you have to make absolutely sure that the code base is secure and works as intended. For that you either have to hire a dedicated engineer, or a support company, none of which are cheap. And in fact, it's often more expensive than just buying that Microsoft package from Satan. Though if you have that scale, it also lets you compete with FOSS, and in a free world, that's only fair I think. With that said, there are of course many benefits with FOSS, except they usually don't have a marketing team behind them, and that's kind of what keeps it from becoming mainstream. So we're left with lone preachers and evangelists such as Richard Stallman.

  • @ellipse330
    @ellipse330 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So where can we view your .dot files and setups?

  • @crazychicken0378
    @crazychicken0378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    How would you really explain freedom to a demographic who’s core reasoning for using non free software is video games and on the 5% occasion Microsoft office?

    • @charlessmith5465
      @charlessmith5465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Linux doesn't decide to crash your games to tell you it's time to "reboot for updates": never has, never will. But you can configure it to, if that's something YOU value. That's one aspect of freedom.

    • @o.aggelos
      @o.aggelos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, play open-source software.

  • @dappermuis5002
    @dappermuis5002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Linux mint, right clicking on a folder or item and then clicking delete permitately deletes it. But if you right click and then click Move to trash, then it acts like the recycle bin in Windows. Which takes a bit of getting used to unlearn the muscle memory of delete and instead clicking Move to trash if you want to have the ability to retreave a file accidently deleted.

    • @o.aggelos
      @o.aggelos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because Mint is looking to make the transition smooth.

  • @mementomori1868
    @mementomori1868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Btw i dont use arch :)

    • @duffelo
      @duffelo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Btw i came back to mainline arch from using Manjaro after not using mainline arch for fedora that i had gone to after preferring Gecko Linux over Suse Tumbleweed. ^^

    • @sbr895
      @sbr895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Btw that's sad

  • @busywl69
    @busywl69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    having to register with personal information to personalize windows is something windows has made 'normal'. Apple too.

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you have to give an email address. It does not need to be your primary address, it can be a throwaway.. and if you don't the software still works, you just can't change personal settings(background image, window themes, etc.) That's not a bad deal, to be honest.

    • @busywl69
      @busywl69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@littlepeon I think if you paid for it, you should be able to personalize it. Its crazy what we will accept today.

  • @rootbsd1368
    @rootbsd1368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have met Windows users that claim to have a flawless experience using Windows and they don't have the problems other people complain about, so there's that. Unfortunately we need the normies to keep using this stuff because the big tech guys are funding open source development.

    • @charlessmith5465
      @charlessmith5465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed, without _altruistic and totally not conflicted_ contributors such as IBM and Microsoft, Linux devs might be like the OpenBSD devs wondering if a bake sale will keep the lights on another year. 🤭 "Embrace, extend, extinguish," fellow software freedomnistas!

    • @rootbsd1368
      @rootbsd1368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@charlessmith5465 Even OpenBSD's top donors are Google and Microsoft.

    • @LordOfNihil
      @LordOfNihil 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well im one of those users that dont seem to have the problems other people are having. i attribute it to using as little of the os as possible (i use a lot of foss on windows replacing built in features of the os entirely) and knowing wtf im doing. that said, windows 11? nope! "normies" shouldn't even be using computers imho. i do use linux, but for things linux is really good at.

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We have to use MS at work(we are tied to proprietary hardware/software and clients who chose to use those tools). We seldom have issues with MS software, however it takes effort to achieve that. All updates are scheduled to weekends--therefore, if it takes a few hours for it to update, there is no problem. All network activity is locked down and all data is backed up, so if something were to occur, all could be restored within an hour. We also use the LTSB(LTSC) build of Windows which really cuts most of the crap out (no Cortana, only critical updates and you can choose when those updates will happen)

    • @mojitrk
      @mojitrk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LordOfNihil This is pretty much my creed. No matter how much shit is thrown at Windows, it still works for me perfectly at the end of the day. I use WSL2 for my dev stuff and have a headless linux server for running my training models. To me, using desktop linux is a very painful experience. Nothing is cohesive and I hate the amount of time things take to get set up. My linux experience is pretty much this: 1st year of distro hopping, 2nd year of ricing the desktop, 3rd year of realizing my productivity has gone to shit ad Gnome is just functional enough, 4th year of realizing I only use the terminal for stuff that matters, 5th year of going back to Windows and switching to WSL2.

  • @lisovyy
    @lisovyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey DT, I would much appreciate if you would share your thoughts on mobile phones & tablets based on GNU/Linux (JingPad, PinePhone, etc). Would you consider having such a device? do you see the future for these devices?

    • @paulvorderegger1522
      @paulvorderegger1522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean Android is based on Linux...

    • @lisovyy
      @lisovyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@paulvorderegger1522 that’s not a 100% true, it is indeed based on linux kernel but there it stops being linux, since Google has packed Android with a bunch of stuff related to their needs

    • @devhypercoder2522
      @devhypercoder2522 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lisovyy and that most of it isn't foss

    • @o.aggelos
      @o.aggelos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fedup6127 I wouldn't recommend getting a pinephone. Maybe get an Android compatible with Mobian and ur good.

  • @resofactor
    @resofactor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey DT!

    • @saadkhanniazi958
      @saadkhanniazi958 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a terminal based program called cmatrix

  • @room2738
    @room2738 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks :)

  • @computerman
    @computerman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unfortunately its hard to pay the rent writing open source software, so its important to give to projects you care about to keep the incentive for open sourcing software. Also, I highly doubt people are inspecting the code for every piece of software they run, I think the "free" part is the overriding factor.

  • @DeirdreYoung1
    @DeirdreYoung1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your t-shirts - even the Manjaro one, you bugger ;)

  • @tylerdean980
    @tylerdean980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do a video about setting up a clickable DWM blocks like what luke smith has on his DWM?

  • @nullvoidpointer
    @nullvoidpointer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    were can i get that tshirt?

  • @ko.pi.pe.
    @ko.pi.pe. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @8:00 It's not that the distros are less concerned now DT. It's that the patents have expired.

  • @usernamejp
    @usernamejp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What the DT matrix channel link?

  • @stacyardus3898
    @stacyardus3898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hey DT! "if its free, your the product", "proprietary costs money, free+opensource software is free", "where do free and+opensource companys/softwares make there money", i get asked this alot, and id be very interested in your response to people that say/ask these kinds of things. it would mean a lot to me :D

    • @lordofthemound3890
      @lordofthemound3890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go back to the very beginning with them: The Linux kernel was created by someone who couldn’t afford Minix, so he created his own free work alike. But he insisted that anyone who uses it and makes it their own also has to make their code alterations available to the public. On top of this was grafted applications made by hard core freedom-loving software programmers in the GNU project.
      This got the whole Linux ball rolling. Most applications are created by people who either want to create/customize something to make their life easier, or they have security and privacy concerns. Again, all of that is made available to all of us (because of the original license) to the point where we now have entire operating systems that are free and open.

    • @stacyardus3898
      @stacyardus3898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lordofthemound3890 perfect, just what i was looking for! thank you for your time, i appreciate the answer :D

    • @pelataan69
      @pelataan69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stacyardus3898 And also donations for bigger projects that have full time workers so they can focus on it full time and not have it as just a side project

  • @GuyWhoChad
    @GuyWhoChad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    lemme tell youo how i avoided close source software and becam open source only
    1. ricing
    2. freedom
    3. LiNux kernel (i have my own version of it i use)
    4. DIstrotube
    5. the linux experiment
    6. i just love KDE

    • @yuke...
      @yuke... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ok lol

  • @truesightgrabber
    @truesightgrabber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't you think that all Linux distros (top 20) do absolutely the same - data collection ? And yes, there is nice tui file manager called FAR MANAGER, the blue goddess of productivity, and it works now under Linux. But again, major distros are supported by commercial companies, and they are not charity organizations, they either collect your data, and I bet SO FEW people can review millions of lines of code and compile each software, so this feeling of protection and freedom is pure illusion. Especially when V-pro technology is embedded in Intel for the last 20 years.

  • @khaledsaifullah2549
    @khaledsaifullah2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey DT,can you please ask the community to make an astronomy and astrophotography specific distro

    • @khaledsaifullah2549
      @khaledsaifullah2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fedup6127 I am as helpless as you I don't even have a laptop or a PC let along one with linux and I don't have astrophotography equipment either but I am passionate for both.

    • @khaledsaifullah2549
      @khaledsaifullah2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fedup6127 I just want to help others who have both

  • @mult1vac
    @mult1vac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome tshirt :)

  • @Mathcartney
    @Mathcartney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yes but a dumb user with OSS and a closed source software still would be dumb enough to use dumb and malicious software anyways and we make it look so much more difficult than it actually is when we do some simple stuff in linux for example.
    Majority of people don't wanna hassle with terminal or drivers or software that isn't on pair with their logic/pro tools/photoshop/premiere just because this supposed freedom and all the benefits that came with it because most of the time is a two way highway. You can get amazing privacy and safety but shitty UI/UX and features for example, and the other way is also true.
    And for the linux, if we really stretch the viewpoint, android is basically a distro made by google (i'm not even gonna talk about all the diffderent distros by LG, samsung, HUAWEI, xiami etc) with literal spyware on it and the majority likes and uses it and that's it, not everybody is savy to install a custom rom on their device and at this point, is far worse to have data compromised on your phone than your computer anyways.
    Every SO has its strong points and its use, and to do your work sometimes you need to understand this and forget about this whole paranoid war of us vs them (and don't download cracked games or programs, that's a major security point hahahaha)

  • @hasecilu
    @hasecilu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bird born in a cage thinks flying is a disease 🤷

  • @silviocesarsilvaoliveira
    @silviocesarsilvaoliveira 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    hey DT could you do a review of ReactOS?? I don't know if you've done this yet but I'd like to see you do this review!!!

    • @devhypercoder2522
      @devhypercoder2522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He did do it a few years back. It's titled something like "is react os the foss windows"

    • @silviocesarsilvaoliveira
      @silviocesarsilvaoliveira 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@devhypercoder2522 oh thanks to answer my question I will be looking at it!!!!

  • @OnlyCitrus
    @OnlyCitrus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having to use those software for work and having no alternative is acceptable but when I see people with brand names attached to their names on their social handle, that's some clown show

  • @greob
    @greob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    `gio trash` works well to send files to trash.

  • @fredashay
    @fredashay ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, DT! Where did you get that Ubuntu tee shirt? I want one exactly like it!

  • @moneqtemnome6678
    @moneqtemnome6678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:58 i also dont, and i use Windows 10, including the spyware built in, but that doesnt mean i cant like linux more than windows, i still use windows because, i do some arcade game dump stuff, and im afraid that linux cant run all those server simulation software, thats why i dont want to change the os

  • @Lanzetsu
    @Lanzetsu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am still amused on how a normal person would even care about all this stuff on privacy when they themselves give on their cellphones accesso to almost every bit of information to any App they install, and even google letting them know their routine and activating all the telemetry options on the device. To me this feels like finding some paranoic person that have no clue on the matter and suddenly is spooked instead of explaining a standard user why this is bad. I just pictured a guy entering McDonnalds and claiming fast food is not good...

  • @alfkh
    @alfkh ปีที่แล้ว

    hey DT, nice shirt with the definition of "ubuntu!" u mentioned u were on element; is that also u on mastodon or is that someone masquerading as u like someone masquerading as u on facebook?

  • @dadecountyboos
    @dadecountyboos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that shirt is amazing.

  • @RickRollMaster101
    @RickRollMaster101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i use linux not particularly for privacy (tho it is a major part of why i use it), i use it because its just more fun than windows or mac

    • @yuke...
      @yuke... 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      so do i, my favorite part of linux is being able to rice it to fit my every need, but i also not needing to run non-foss software

    • @username-du2er
      @username-du2er 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yuke... still gotta use nvidia proprietary drivers for games with nvidia card, especially since DLSS is on linux now

  • @aut0maniak
    @aut0maniak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have little question, is Firefox really opensource anymore? I don't think

  • @mr.kiddii5026
    @mr.kiddii5026 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wasn't telegram a free and open source software? Or am I remember it wrong?

    • @vadrone
      @vadrone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The clients are, yes, but not the server side

  • @pmccarthy001
    @pmccarthy001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One thing I wanted to mention... If you delete something at the Windows command-line, cmd, or PowerShell anyway, it's gone too. It doesn't go to the Recycle Bin either.

  • @porky1118
    @porky1118 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't want a trash. Most of the time, when I have to use Windows, and I want to get rid of some stuff, I throw it in the trash, wonder why I still just have less than 1GB memory after deleting 10GB (this step is optional), and then empty the trash.

  • @amigaworkbench720
    @amigaworkbench720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    OS with "telemetry" will always be slower...

    • @andynull2183
      @andynull2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess if the only thing is does is spying, it'll be faster. I mean just spying, no other user interaction.

    • @andynull2183
      @andynull2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is kriNa, btw?

  • @echillaoi451
    @echillaoi451 ปีที่แล้ว

    Food companies are required to say exactly what is in the product. Tech companies should as well.

  • @minefacex
    @minefacex 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Open hardware is an absolute must. I wonder if GDPR could apply to Intel spyware hardware. Has there been anyone who went to court against that? I think we should do that.

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      as long as its disclosed that it is there, spyware is allowed even with the GDPR. That is why any lawsuit would be unsuccessful.

  • @TheBlueThird
    @TheBlueThird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use shred.

  • @debasishraychawdhuri
    @debasishraychawdhuri 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think you are missing one thing. When you say "you can verify what the software does", people normally respond "I am not a programmer, so how can I verify?". The point is not that you can verify, the point is that since the software is open source, if it is popular, somebody must have verified.

  • @charlesmangum2100
    @charlesmangum2100 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Now that you mention it, i cannot trust open source now.

  • @petrlosev6611
    @petrlosev6611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    haha just got upgraded to Ubuntu 21.10 (testing) and have this shit Trash icon on the Dock I have no idea how to get rid of

  • @nullvoidpointer
    @nullvoidpointer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    spoted cmatrix

  • @geek-room
    @geek-room 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next problem of proprietary software is cloud usage or data center usage. Many companies kill possibility to start their apps on your servers (drop on promise solutions). This approach is very bad and all is about spying and assembly data. The bottom layer of cloud is Microsoft, Amazon or Google again. For example Atlassian, on promise solution ends to 2024 for Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket!!!

  • @Wannabelokesh
    @Wannabelokesh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey @dt. I'm a computer engineering student.
    Should a person (especially students like me) who watches you and people like you, who are constantly promoting and spreading awareness of FOSS, FSF, etc. study hard and apply for internship and jobs at Microsoft? I am not talking specifically for Microsoft but the all the other tech gaints.
    I want to know your thoughts as well as others in the comment section.

  • @NADEEMKHAN-sj5hn
    @NADEEMKHAN-sj5hn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sm player is also a good player in linux

  • @plasmalife5532
    @plasmalife5532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Assalamu alaikum ❤️

  • @aecl4287
    @aecl4287 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I be told my friends many times these dangers and all of them have shit PCs so I tell them to switching to something that’s user friendly like ubuntu or other user friendly based distributions, they just make fun of me for not being able to run some games, software etc. but I tell them wine, proton exists but they keep going on on on, but they won’t listen, I just let them take their L. But I am glad I know about Linux, Open Source Softwares, and etc.

  • @antagonizingusername
    @antagonizingusername 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Yeah I know that this company uses slavery, but isn’t that normal?”

  • @OctaviusPelagius
    @OctaviusPelagius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Other David. You are and will be missed...

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      as a David, that comment hit close to home..

  • @monkyyy0
    @monkyyy0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    #thatshirt

  • @dhrubajitchakravarty54
    @dhrubajitchakravarty54 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey DT i have been watching your videos since the start. DT u are the one who always prefer using Linux and open source softwares , but DT i have seen many people teasing us as we use Linux and opensource software , so can you please tell us about thus issue and help us getting the solutions. Cause these teasing just seems Disgusting and sometimes creepy to

  • @patriotic1526
    @patriotic1526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hey DT why is it almost all guys showing Linux installs only use VMs?everything worked famously in a VM for me. never do i see Linux going on an newer laptop or something and troubleshooting when it "just doesn't work" i tried POP OS and wifi problems abound. spent 2 days grinding for solutions and went back to windows as i would disconnect wifi after 10 min. being an HP i figured it would be working (the printers seem Linux friendly anyways) but i cannot figure out wifi issue. i did like the command line and learned a lot, just not how to fix my problem, haha
    Edit: I'mm not asking you to fix my problem for me. but how to even go about fixin things ourselves would be amazing. so many options. for a noob like me it is beyond overwhelming and A LOT of the "fixes" i found made things worse to the point i just reinstalled over and over. RTFM doesn't work when you have no clue what manual to Fk'n read lol. seems to ba an issue for a lot of people from what i am seeing. read more Ubuntu forums than i can mention.

    • @salovamrani2084
      @salovamrani2084 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never had any problems with different wifi cards

    • @geek-room
      @geek-room 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Starts from basics first. Do not use full configured distributions, use Arch and learn step by step. After few weeks you can create exact YOUR system without any issues. You have very powerful advantage, you are speaking English, you can easily read anything. I tried to learn Czech users, and it is much more complicated.

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      most YT vids use a VM as the creator can use screen capture recording software to show what is happening on the screen. To record installing on bare metal, one would have to set up an external camera, and the best you could achieve would be an "over the shoulder" look at what was happening. You probably would NOT be able to read screen text and would not be able to read what was being typed. DT actually doesn't remove most of his "screw-ups" and that what originally drew me to watching his videos. There should not really be a difference between running something in a VM and bare metal- and normally if it is, it has to do with video card drivers. I would suggest searching for "linux HP " and see how others fixed the issues you were having. Sometimes, you might have to change Distros as one Distro may be more user-friendly with your newer hardware than another. Good Luck

    • @zonnodon163
      @zonnodon163 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geek-room No

    • @youtub-fj8mu
      @youtub-fj8mu ปีที่แล้ว

      They can't convince you to use linux if they show you what's really like

  • @balamuralikrishna_j
    @balamuralikrishna_j 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Isn't telegram open?

  • @joaopauloalbq
    @joaopauloalbq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:14 where?

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      in the EULA. read it. the section marked "data collection": "DATA COLLECTION. The software may collect information about you and your use of the software and send that to Microsoft." They specifically tell you that they will spy on you-- it is required by EU law.

  • @Eyuphuro
    @Eyuphuro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat 6:49

  • @GabrielM01
    @GabrielM01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dont have a psp in my amd processor, 2011 for the win

  • @edhalferty
    @edhalferty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This isn't 1999 anymore. Most users won't experience a serious malware on their home PCs. Viruses target businesses these days. It's where the money is. With everything in the cloud, most home PC users don't even care if they get a cryptolocker trojan or a tech support scam popup. It's getting harder to convince people to use Linux, and using outdated arguments isn't helping.

  • @t41flyer
    @t41flyer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're not a customer. You're a product.

  • @MakeLinuxSimple
    @MakeLinuxSimple 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    T-Shirt 😆

  • @ShinobiDiabolik
    @ShinobiDiabolik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you make a video, dedicated to Windows Refund day? i am interested in this event. I know there is a lot of information and details and i can use google to figure this out for 10 - 15 minutes, but i would like to hear your point, your opinion, your take about what happened on February 15th 1999 was windows refund day. We both know that Microsoft was dishonest and dishonorable and never accepted and refunded the never used and never activated licenses for windows.

  • @AshnSilvercorp
    @AshnSilvercorp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trash can management...
    hold up... It's so simple. If you don't want to have to make one... why don't you just send literal files to a recycle bin you made on your own... then run a command to delete everything in said folder at your own will or one-by-one?

  • @CoasterMan13Official
    @CoasterMan13Official 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You sound southern. Where are you from?

  • @ThylineTheGay
    @ThylineTheGay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:14 the problem i have with this (and a lot of other) arguments for linux is it comes off as really condescending

  • @evrenerce
    @evrenerce 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Merhaba DT , i tried to explain my friend about the importance of open source and free software, i asked her to use kdenlive for her youtube videos, she used it but she replied me like "as long as it works, i don't care if it is free software or not", so it seems too many people are like this, they do not care much about the free software and privacy in computers. My another friend told me, he wants other companies to use his information for capitalism and he will continue to use all of the proprietary softwares forever, seems like this is also another thinking perpective in the world, would you comment on this two occurances and how do you reply them back when you encountered them?

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      freedom of choice also means the freedom to choose NOT to use something. You stated your facts, and your 2 friends stated back that they don't care, they want to use what they currently are using. Their loss, not yours..get over it and move on.

  • @Paul_I_S
    @Paul_I_S 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍
    PS. Gullible people being screwed over. Normal? Maybe. But ethical or desirable? 🙄

  • @AxelElRojo
    @AxelElRojo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I get that shirt?

    • @littlepeon
      @littlepeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      literally a link in the video description.... the teespring link!

  • @dougtilaran3496
    @dougtilaran3496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ancient Frikken word that means " I can't config Debian " ...Biblical class truth 😇
    Hey DT caja is pronounced Cah ~ha like ahah ! It's Spanish for Box, Mah tay
    Es como un caja lleno con documentos = file cabinet.

  • @glidentity
    @glidentity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey DT, do you really think that most people have the skills require to inspect the code of FOSS (especially the big ones) to make that argument any viable against close sources!

  • @moister3727
    @moister3727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I tried to teach a friend to use linux once, sadly he has to use the Adobe suite of programs to make a living

    • @geek-room
      @geek-room 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In these cases, I recommend to use dedicated server to special work with Adobe. But just for Adobe, not for additional work. He can buy very good hardware and graphical card for CUDA calculations and he can still work on laptops or standard HW, but he is connected with Arch and use best SW for daily usage. Remmina is very great now. In addition, he can work from beach for example...

    • @amitmatok2883
      @amitmatok2883 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geek-room thats very unclever...and who's gonna give him support? You? Its better to just install windows for him as he must use adobe..

    • @geek-room
      @geek-room 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amitmatok2883 I provide support for czech arch community only. If he needs support it depends on the english skills. If he speaks natively in english, the support is much more easier. There are a lot of guides and records. The dedicated servers are very great, believe me. I'm using minimal 10 servers with windows as dedicated VMs machines. One is for adobe. Several others are for specific win 32bit applications. But my main work is in linux. In any case, I haven't your full friend image, always depends what he wants. If he has happy with windows, no problem. And there is not necessary this discussion. But if he isn't happy. This is very great solution.

  • @grim.reaper
    @grim.reaper 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alias “rm” to “rm -i” for drunken typing 😅

  • @murphy1138
    @murphy1138 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most of the why use linux gives a landscape of what a Windows PC was like in 1998. I manage a large company IT estate and Active Directory and Intune do an amazing job and modern tooling to deploy systems and software en masse is amazing. If you use a PC for games, don’t bother with Linux unless you want a headache. Wait for SteamOS 3 and see what that’s like.
    If you want to use software that’s not as good as the paid for commercial stuff and have a working computer for cheap or revive a POS laptop or desktop it’s great.
    For a home user, Desktop PCs are massively on the decline. People will buy a Mac or use a Windows Laptop from work. No one that’s not a bit tech savvie is going to actively install a Linux OS and give it a spin.
    The majority of people have shifted to computing on their phones or tablets and game on consoles.
    Desktops are only really used in Business or workstation/gaming builds by enthusiasts at home.

  • @zonnodon163
    @zonnodon163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's never normal, just an arbitrary Microsoft took to enrich itself even further