Windows 10 and its creepy spying.

[Big_Japan]

15 He was permitted to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

[Mentathiel]

Those updates were for mostly for Xbox One, IIRC. They just got bundled into the generic Microsoft T&C. I know for a fact that the 'unauthorised hardware' thing was simply about Xbox hardware, while the pirate software was only for Microsoft software.
The privacy concerns are exaggerated, but are mostly true. They're also easy enough to fix with the "Ultimate Windows Tweaker" third-party software.

What people are ignoring is that Windows 10 is free for a good reason. It's nothing to do with spyware and everything to do with microtransactions. Why charge $200 for an OS when you can charge them $10 a shot for 25 apps which they were expecting to get for free?

Originally Posted by Thulghor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are some Linux alternatives to Ubuntu that aren't terrible, but none are as easy to use as Ubuntu.

Mint... (Cinnamon edition is Ubuntu, but how it should have been)

[Ranndom]

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

yea i was reading about it on superuser. apparently the corporation that owns it sells user data to advertisers, etc.. has been for a few years

The advertisement thing is an annoyance, but Just means if someone else uses your computer theyll get constant porn ads /chuckle

[phacemeltar]

Originally Posted by Ranndom [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The advertisement thing is an annoyance, but Just means if someone else uses your computer theyll get constant porn ads /chuckle

im one of those people who believes that the internet should not be a means for big business profiteering. i know thats a ridiculous concept these days, but ive been using the internet since before it was so obviously a thing.

im more than just metadata on someones server, and i think its unfair that they view me as such. maybe i didnt explain that correctly.

[KagatobLuvsAnimu]

OP: Please don't link to RPS without an archive. They don't deserve clicks.

[maskedmelon]

I have been rolling with XP on most my machines, but found VGO emu requires .NET 4.52. And so am looking to upgrade to win7.

Is windows the only option for most major PC games, or can you finagle hem to work on Linux? I've heard of Wine, but am unfamiliar with how it works. Is it essentially a windows emulator?

[Ranndom]

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

im one of those people who believes that the internet should not be a means for big business profiteering. i know thats a ridiculous concept these days, but ive been using the internet since before it was so obviously a thing.

im more than just metadata on someones server, and i think its unfair that they view me as such. maybe i didnt explain that correctly.

Well thats the thing. To anyone with any power, anywhere, You're just a statistic.
They dont care if you live, die, get hung by your balls, or jump off a cliff.

[Mentathiel]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is windows the only option for most major PC games, or can you finagle hem to work on Linux? I've heard of Wine, but am unfamiliar with how it works. Is it essentially a windows emulator?

Major games? I doubt you will be playing the latest Far Cry via Wine any time soon, but a lot of indies release native Linux versions and even Steam runs under Ubuntu. Unreal and Unity (the two most commonly-used engines) can both compile for Linux, but that doesn't mean that everyone does. Valve has been helping pressure people to make their games run under Linux and it helps, but you need to look into specific games before you go buying them or installing Linux on your PC. Most of them need a 64-bit version of Linux, so you need a multi-core PC (more than one processor) to run it.

That said, I think you'll get more games running on Ubuntu (or Mint or half a dozen other Linux distributions) than you will under Windows XP. Wine (technically WINE -> Wine Is Not Emulation) is just a Linux program which fakes a windows environment well enough for most older games. Everquest, for example, runs very well under Wine. Some people need to set processor affinities, but that's actually easier than it sounds.

The big thing to remember with Wine is that they actually have >a database of games< on their site where people have written notes on which games run, how well they run and any Linux-specific bugs. If you had concerns about a specific game, check the database. Even when there are bugs, people write about how to work around them.

If you can burn a DVD, you can try many of the Linux distributions without even needing to install. They won't run as fast, but they will give a you a taste of how easy it will be to adapt. I recommend >64-bit Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition< unless you still have a single-core PC, but everyone has their own preferences.

[Coffee]

dont be poor and pirate every piece of software you use

[maskedmelon]

Thanks Ments! Is there a way to make .NET 4.5 work with WINE, or would I have to actually use windows for that? I'll check out the Mint Cinnamon that you suggested. I've a phenom 9950, so I think my hardware is ok (maybe a couple generations behind) I've just stuck with XP because it worked and I am familiar with it ^^