https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/welcome-to-opposite-land-where-microsoft-has-a-linux-install-tutorial/
I think I'm going to need more coffee to process this. Did I wake up in opposite land? Microsoft actually genuinely have a tutorial up on how to install Linux.
Exactly, nothing changed about them.
This week I learned that online version Microsoft Teams outright refuses to make calls of it runs on Firefox. They are doing the same exact shit they did two decades ago.
So THIS is why teams doesn't work for me on Firefox anymore, Jesus. Welp, I can spoof my user string
Huh, really? I'll have to try that out. I only use Teams on my work computer (Mac), but Linux at home. All of our interviews are over teams, so I wonder if that's an issue for our applicants.
So in my case, something broke with intune. I was told to use office.com for time being.
While that works, when I tried to call it told me that I should use chrome or edge.
imagine microsoft promoting guides to use the terminal which was deemed outdated, slow and complicated legacy in the past.
Give it two or three more major teleases, then windows will be a DE runnining on some *nix-ish kernel. Microsoft is really learning the hard way.
If they actually change the kernel to something new and modern, I might just find a little respect to give to them
If true, it must be a thin client then. I just can't imagine they'll rewrite the kernel in Rust. That would be awesome, but super error prone if they're going to try to maintain backward compatibility. GUI in Rust is also painful, so I doubt it's that either.
Don't quote me on this but i recall seeing something a while back about how a significant part of the windows kernel was already ported to rust. The windows kernel has been fairly decoupled from the UI layer for a while, that was one of the big efforts in the 8.1 and 10 versions: to have a core that xbox, phone, and desktop could all share.
Huh, it looks like Windows 11 is including Rust to some degree in the kernel. I wonder how far they'll take it.
We are now offering the MS Linux Introductory CD at a special introductory price of only $249.99 (plus shipping and handling), if you order before it ships.
A bargain in 2003 dollars.
I’ve said this before but I believe windows will merge Linux into it before too long. It’s starting with WSL. It’ll be hybrid OS eventually
You can already run basically any Linux application, even graphical ones, on Windows through WSL. But at that point, why would you even keep putting up with Windows?
Suppose you work maintaining both Windows and Linux infrastructure, having both in one OS is useful.
Or if you want Windows for gaming, not having to reboot is nice.
However, I've been Linux only for >10 years now, so I obviously don't see any value in WSL. I tried it a few times and it was neat, but ultimately not something I care about.
I've been Linux only for >10 years now
Same. Tried to remote administrate a Windows 10 VM with Ansible a couple years back. Not a fun experience.
It's handy if you have use windows for something and you keep having to look up bloody powershell equivalents for bash commands.
I know some people like it, but I'll die on the hill that WSL sucks compared to the real thing.
I want to like, because well I want to have an OS that just works on my work computer, but at least my experience has been less then optimal.
If that first 50% runs my applications flawlessly, I'm all for it. I do not want to dual boot and Linux doesn't meet my needs yet.
50% Linux means developers are more likely to create Linux applications which is a step closer to 100% Linux
Non-emulated AutoCAD and Ableton with full VST support are two big ones. Last I checked there were still ASIO driver issues with my audio interface (Scarlett 18i8), too.
I know things have come a long way since I last mained Ubuntu but I'm not interested in jumping through hoops to get it going even if it's "possible" when they work natively without issue on Windows.
Not going to happen. Money is good, but we are too addicted to freedom already.
Even if it happened for whatever reason, that'd make most users fall back to "vanilla" versions of Linux.
The most important installation method is missing, though. Installing Linux to the hard drive, replacing Windows.
But they specifically mention installing it on a USB stick. Yes, nothing serious you from applying the same instructions to a hard drive. But still.