They always rant about Wayland, systemd, Pulse/Pipewire, devops, dkms, quic, zfs, etc.

I used to wonder why they don't just not upgrade their os, but then I realized they are lazy and want somebody else to maintain their old system for them.

I mean, even compiling gentoo with the right use set is too hard for these bellyachers.

Yet the humility never occurs to them that the non-lazy people who actually build distros are embracing the newer technology.

Instead the Old Farts case aspersions and ad-hominems at these hard workers. It's pathetic.

I'm done with their BS and won't help them understand anymore - the arguments are almost universally in bad faith.

Because otherwise they would just not upgrade. I have some Infomagic Slackware CD's from 1993 they might be interested in. Yeah, my first Linux box was over 30 years ago and I competently run all those technologies now. I don't fear change even though understanding new tech takes work and I can't just rest on my laurels.

Site says it is under development. So that implies the screen will be capable of supporting it.

It is likely based on an already-created reference design that is ready to go, and they are mostly focused on the software/OS, loading, docs, packaging, distribution, etc. It is pretty common.

They don't say what type of screen; so that, unfortunately, probably means it is LCD and not LED. Also says "2G/3G/4G" in an era when there is no 2G or 3G anymore, and lacks 5G (of course if you are using WiFi, it doesn't matter... but they don't say which WiFi). Also, no mention of SD card or headphone jack.

Still, looks interesting.

>"The main thing is that itâ(TM)s more of a US problem than a world wide problem."

Culture varies. Priorities vary. We live a life in the US of higher standards of living, which also means people are MORE free to pursue their actual interests vs. forcing themselves to enter fields that just pay more in which they may have less interest or ability. This pattern has been noted in many European countries, where as standards of living increased, the differences in fields men and women chose separated even MORE, which blew people's minds. But it does make sense.

>"it needs to be fair and equitable for all that exist"

In almost all cases I know, "fair" and "equitable" are essentially diametrically opposed terms, at least by the current/modern definition of "equitable" (forced equal outcomes, which always comes via discrimination and quotas, or rewarding supposed "victimhood" level, at the expense/opportunity of other people). As long as women are given equal opportunity, that is fairness (and what is meant by "equality"). Anything after that would be attributed to things like personal choices, capabilities, background, interests, etc.

I find cruise control a blessing on long drives. I can concentrate on other things, like the environment around me. Speeding tickets are also a non-issue.

My last rental car (in Texas for the eclipse) had adaptive cruise control, which I really like. I've looked in to retrofitting this to my own car (a 2016 Golf with dumb cruise control) but decided it's not worth the hassle. It also had lane assist. This showed me what it would be like to drive with an autopilot, though if it got angry with me if I took my hands off the wheel for more than 10 seconds. Nevertheless, I see the attraction.

...laura

Unless there were some type of strange quota, or unrealistic expectations, why was is a "problem"? It is a problem that there are very few male nurses, interior decorators, florists, payroll mangers, hairdressers, speech pathologists, or daycare workers?

>"GOP turned that into a dog whistle for white supremacy and/or troglodytism."

Um, no. Perhaps people like you are TRYING to turn it into that, and that would be most unfortunate. The 99.9+% of people flying an American flag are doing what they have done all along, for generations- believing in, supporting, and celebraing the principles of America... Things like freedom, equality, prosperity, the Constitution, etc. And that is most certainly not a message about "white supremacy and/or troglodytism."

>"The CCP has a more equitable distribution of salary and benefits than GB does."

Equity = trying to force equal outcomes. So, um, yeah, I imagine the CCP does (except for their ruling class, of course). And it is not usually a good thing, because that is done by taking from the productive and rewarding the unproductive with that which was taken. Or by lowering standards, which hurts most everyone as well. We can all argue how much of that is needed or acceptable, but wearing it as a badge of honor or supposed automatic goodness is disingenuous.

>"we have to get up to date with the increasing authoritarianism of the West"

It is authoritarianism, literally, that is used by the CCP/Socialists to have control over everything and maintain their power.

>"People don't know better" is a honestly bit insulting"

It wasn't meant to be insulting. But we (on Slashdot) are not the typical user, either. I deal with users of all types, all the time. And I can tell you that the majority don't know what an OS is, or that they even have a choice of OS on what they own.

>" If I am a customer for a $8K a year software license is a $100 Windows license really that big an ask for the customer?"

No, but it isn't just about price, it is about platform choice and everything that comes with it.

>"why open a whole new compatibility problem for a 3% market share that none of my customers are asking for?"

Which came first- the chicken or the egg? The age-old conundrum.

>"Also there the issue of let's say I want to port my giant CAD app to Linux? Which distro? Which installer package? There's a lot of variables with that."

Yes, but it is not that difficult to overcome. Porting/coding it is mostly a single investment/code base and will essentially work on any Linux. The packaging of it is easy, in comparison. You just have to follow some reasonable practices of using conservatively-available libraries, or include your own. Probably target a generic deb and rpm for the major distros, and also flatpak. I have used numerous commercial Linux packages for decades and they figured it out :)

Last I checked, they are still withholding their best pricing unless the vendor agrees to lots of conditions about pre-install types and numbers.

Yes, some vendors/manufacturers will let you recover the MS-Tax, but not on all models, and certainly never on anything sold in a physical store. And certainly not all vendors, either.

Well, it is not like Linux is magical. Like MS-Windows, or any OS, it will require a bit of configuration. But the last decade has seen so much improvement in Linux. You can expect to plug in your phone to a USB port and it "just work", your network printer will likely be find and "just work", your WiFi will very like "just work", etc.

I recommend Mint is primarily because it has a more friendly/sane set of defaults than Ubuntu, has native packages for important stuff (LibreOffice, Firefox, etc, with no forced SNAP crap), and yet still works with everything out there (like Ubuntu packages and howtos), and full flatpak support (if you are into that container stuff). The default Cinnamon desktop is not as flashy or complete as Plasma/KDE (which you can certainly install), but is fast and easy to understand and far less annoying than crappola like Gnome. Updates never break anything, and I even UPGRADED (in-place) to the newer Mint major versions without a single hiccup.

Just bought a new model of Lenovo laptop last year and loaded Mint and EVERYTHING- wifi, sound, screen rotation, suspend, trackpad, trackpoint, mic, webcam, F keys, USB, accelerated graphics, fingerprint sensor, charging controls, external monitor connection, "just worked." All I did was turn off fastboot/boot lock in the BIOS. Same thing on a Fujitsu (including touchscreen, SD card reader, second battery support, ethernet port). Linux has come a long way.

Also, despite what some think, Mint is not a "starter" or "novice" Linux, it serves just fine for most any role or user type. Just think of it as "Ubuntu done right."

>"Or maybe switch to Linux, when it stops sucking."

It stopped sucking many, many years ago.

It might not run the particular application YOU want, but that isn't Linux's fault. I have installed Linux hundreds of times on dozens and dozens of different brands/types of machines, and almost never have any problems; probably far less than people installing MS-Windows. It is rock solid, easily updated, under your complete control, easily customized to your own needs, with tons of easily installed open-source software, having excellent performance, and great security and flexibility. No forced crap, no tracking, no harassment, no limits on virtualizing or being virtualized, no user limits, no registration, no cloud dependencies, no forced obsolescence, no bogus "minimum hardware requirements", no update contracts. Being $free is just a bonus.

If you want to see Linux not suck, probably start with Mint:
https://linuxmint.com/download...

>"Microsoft is not under any real antitrust surveillance."

Based on what they continue to do, almost forcing hardware vendors to include MS-Windows on all their boxes, they should be.

>"That's what the "Download Ubuntu" button is for."

Actually, it is what THIS button is for:

https://linuxmint.com/download...

Anyway, how much more abuse are MS-Windows "customers" willing to take?