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From Microsoft to Microslop to Linux: Why I Made the Switch (www.himthe.dev)
submitted 3 days ago by who@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.world
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This post is more detailed than most that I've seen on the topic, so I thought others would find it interesting. I am not the author.

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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'd rather put in the effort for an OS that knows what consent is and respects me as a user.

This is the primary reason why I prefer to use Linux. With most FOSS projects, it’s clear that the user is respected, and that’s the way it should be.

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

That was a pretty good read. I liked the poem at the end :D

Satya came down from his cloud in the sky,

With Copilot dreams and a gleam in his eye,

He sprinkled AI on each app, every field,

Till users cried "Fuck!", and the slop was revealed.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Just flipping through...this person is either not a seasoned "Software Developer", or possibly self-titled.

All of the confusions and problems described here would immediately be identified by someone who has experience in building and debugging software. The logic is confounding.

Why a dev who had moved to MacOS would even need a justification to just then move to Linux is also very confusing.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I used to think that till I worked with a few people.

One was writing code all day but no clue abut working with a new OS.

Another was tech support that had no computer skills outside of the app being supported. People have dead zones in their skills

[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"glass houses"

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

How is this a "Glass House" situation?