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Let's make Windows 10 the last version ever used! (cdn.masto.host)

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Let's make Windows 10 the last version ever used!

*Sat. 28 Dec. 11h* Stage YELL #KDEEco 's Call To Action against e-waste driven by #Windows10.

https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/event/opt-green-coordinating-a-windows-10-to-linux-upcycling-campaign-across-free-software-communities-worldwide/

*Mon. 30 Dec. 13-15h* B&B habitat join the BoF to organize a global #FreeSoftware campaign to raise awareness of Windows 10's EoL in 2025, the role of software in #eWaste, and how independent, sustainable #FOSS is a solution to keep devices in use & out of the landfill.

https://fahrplan.alpaka.space/jugend-hackt-38c3-2024/talk/ST8NJA/

#38C3 #KDE #OpenSource

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[-] Visikde@mastodon.social 4 points 2 days ago

@be4foss @kde
I've been on linux for 15 years, very lazy, I never use CLI..
The walled garden of most community repos & GUI package managers is easier & safer than windows, no defrag, no messing with a registry or periodic restores...

I'm on Debian KDE stable via Spiral [choice of DE's], nice user friendly install, Discovery as package manager, Btrfs & Snapper for recovery/backup, the dev is helpful, Debian help is easy to find

My last daily driver Mageia

[-] Visikde@mastodon.social 3 points 2 days ago

@be4foss @kde
I've installed Mageia for low tech seniors over the years, the online version up grade tool, just works, They never call :(
I have an old think pad with Mageia as my backup, tolerates long periods without updates

I like being on the mothership[Debian] :D

But, mostly once the pc's have hardware issues or the users go to phones & Chromebooks

I don't help people with the problem they ain't got, if there is even the slightest interest, I'm there

[-] stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Can it run substance painter yet?

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 points 2 days ago

Substance painter has always ran on Linux, has it not?

[-] stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

I had no idea they had a Linux version, but I can't find any cracked copies quite as easily as I can for windows. Suggestions welcome.

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

You could try the steam version with lutris, no idea how well that works

[-] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

I thino they mean Adobe Substance Painter. I don't think it works on Linux, as it also requires Creative Cloud, iirc.

[-] Teckids@bildung.social 4 points 3 days ago

@be4foss @kde

We won't be able to make it to the session (due to a collision with one of our biggest assembly events), but please count us in on the campaign!

[-] MartyFouts@mastodon.online 2 points 2 days ago

@be4foss @kde There are already more than 4 times as many desktops running Windows 11 than all versions of Linux combined. You might be a little late with this suggestion.

[-] Mio@feddit.nu 0 points 2 days ago

Linux is ready for the webbrowser. Office? No, MS Office does not run and still the marketshare for MS Office is very high on Windows. It does not run on Linux. If the alternatives were better then people would use them. Gaming? Maybe for Steam OS but that is only one distro. If you choose something else you will not have such smooth experience. The user might be better off by moving to console. Any business tool like Adobe or custom built Windows tools does not work. This is very hard to change. Hence many can't even move to mac os due to this. Media Player/View Pictures? Yes, Linux is ready here.

Can you choose to have Linux pre installed on a new laptop? No, not normally.

There is still some work to do. I hope we get there. We are close for home users.

Personally I use Fedora with Firefox.

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