I don't mind paying a reasonable price for a programme.
Davinci Resolve offer a one off payment for their "Pro" version, and you can update the programme or not.
For me, Adobe, and other major programmes, quickly becomes another Ransome ware, with serious implications for privacy and security.
I don't want those creeps roaming around inside my computer.
Supporting Linux is the best way forward, I think, and yes I agree with the comment by @respectfuldebates below. A database would really help developers to decide on which projects to work on and develop.
@ZekeLawl Says:
I just switched to Mint as a secondary OS a few weeks ago, and I am already ready to replace my Windows installation with it and just run windows on an as-needed basis. Linux really is very accessible, I would feel comfortable giving Linux Mint to my grandparents.
@acajoom Says:
FOSS is super misunderstood by most, unfortunately. While many know that it's not Free as in Free Beer, but Free is in Free Speech, most will complain when software has a price (paid/commercial) with a passion. They are haters of paid software and they create conspiracies. These I believe are the cancer of the Linux community (among other fanboys).
@watercat1248 Says:
I agreed with your point and sooner or later i have to use Linux
the reason is that i have one old computer 🖥️ that wean window 10 end the support i have to operating system to get in that computer.
I'm not sure what distro to add but the stuff i want to have this distro are the following
1. Be staeble
2. Have option to add wine
3. To have desktop invaroment
4. I want to be light i don't really care the visual effects ect.
5. To be 64bit but to able to run 32bit software if want.
6. And most important to not have compression in the order to be light.
The reason I want what fistro ended up using to be light is because i don't want my operating system to take all the resources,
I perfer to make those resources to go to software or game's im using,
Also this pc is not the best 😅 it's not ultra potato in the order have use very light os like Lubuntu but the don't meet the window 11 standard 😅
so i distro that doesn't have much compressing and not take many resurse i will perfect
One least this the desktop invaroment it mast need to work on 720p i don't want to dialing with window that is bigger for the monitor resolution this computer have.
@BahaaBarakat Says:
I enjoy using Linux much more than Windows. Nevertheless I can't move to Linux because Autodesk does not have Linux versions (or for that matter even macOS) of the software that I use for work. There are other products that I use and don't have Linux ports but Autodesk's are the biggest hurdle for me. Anything else have good enough alternatives.
I also find it counterintuitive and pointless to dual boot or use virtual machines. I've tried both. Just unnecessary friction.
@Crossfire2003 Says:
Great video!
Very well said!
The attitude of some Linux users is driving non-Linux users away from it!
I am a Windows user, and my hardware & software is incompatible with Linux for now.
But I don't hate the existence of other operating systems.
Competition is good for us, users.
#LetsBeObjective
#LetsStopFanboysm
@vstream7352 Says:
Please remember Andrew Tridgell and the BitKeeper controversy who pushed Torvalds to its boundaries to create his second masterpiece : Git !
Giving back where we can and separate de FOSS crusade from the use of Linux sounds incompatible to me.
A lot of people around me choose Linux because it's free.
They didn't undersood RSM when he says free as in free speech, not as in free beers !
Free software is not gratis !
As a french Linux user I knows what Libre means.
This is why the Opensource term was invented.
And as a liberal and even more for people's freedom, information must be free.
I pay to maintain Trisquel GNU/Linux as my exclusive private OS and I know why it's vital.
@PsiQ Says:
Windows dumbing down the interface faster than the users are getting dumber.. i'm wating for the day where they remove access to hardware manager next..
(yes users get dumber, sadly, see mobile market..touchscreen and gamepad "users" that really are "gamers" not users, playing idle/clicker games and not far above social media bots..)
WHILE linux still beeing too complicated for normal users and too cumbersome for enhanced users.
EDIT:
the next complete cleanup and redo of a PC is gonna be my father and it's gonna be a migration to linux mint.. because i'm always waiting for him to get hacked or his pc infected,
which hopefully will be harder on linux.. also unlike windows they arent pushing you to sell your soul and data each update when you're just clicking without reading.
Maybe on a RasPi5 just for giggles..
He is using the browser (firefox) and thunderbird and youtube and amassing unsorted pictures. That's about it.
Also too many onlineshops, onlineshopping and follows sponsored links, leaving his data everywhere. 😕
@meblake7359 Says:
For the most part, Linux doesn't have adware, spyware, viruses or tojans. If Linux became too popular, we would need antivirus, etc.
@hallsofvalhalla1749 Says:
Not sure if this is first time I've commented on this video, but this my favorite video that you have done so far!
I am really hoping that more people more to Linux.
@rathmaster Says:
This might be too specific for a genaral video idea but could someone give me some insights about transitioning from Ubunut (20.04) to either Debian or Arch? I am using Linux for work, mostly programming, interactions with linux-based servers and data analysis. I want to move away from Ubuntu due to its katest development but I am a bit afraid of a too bit disruption of my workflow by switching distros
@flyingbluelion Says:
I use Linux for mathematical programming work (because of the precise control and it does nothing other than what I ask it to) and windows on another machine for videos and games, while the program runs for several hours. Rust.
@OShackHennessy Says:
I’ve tried a handful of distros and go back to try more every so often. I always come back to Linux Mint and that’s what lives on my laptop. My main PC is Windows 10 because I’m a gamer.
@tom-qm7fr Says:
I’ve never used Linux before but always wanted to. I downloaded Zorin core to try it out so far I like, I most likely get the pro version.
Thank you for all the great information you provide
@Andrew-C-Witham Says:
The big attraction would be to own your machine. I'd move to Linux if I could run Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
There has to be a market for someone who can build and support a Windows emulator.
@user-gl1tc7wi8g Says:
Switch to Linux two months ago.
I am happy and I think I am finish with Microshit.
More over games which I play run much better on my Nobara 39 then on Win 11.
@LordNorthern Says:
"Being tolerant of other people's choices" - sure, as long as it's not Gnome
@MsDuketown Says:
Temple OS is the most compact and purest Manifesto and it's available in Public Domain.
No GCC, no GNU, no X, no binutils, no M4, no gettext, no readline, no Gnome, no Mozilla, no FSF, no sflc.
No fuzz Temple OS seems the new tech everybody is screaming for.
@grapy83 Says:
Very well thought out points. You really dug into that topic, over the years, i guess. If we can work on all these, then surely there will be massive breakthrough for Linux.
@thelazy0ne Says:
Has Linux become fast again or is still a slow slug?
Obviously I used Ubuntu early on when it was fast then it became a tortoise because of reasons and got back to windows because games.
@EvilWorldOfGreed-do1ox Says:
These statistics will very soon rapidly change with Microsoft's Windows 12 AI Spy with unprecedented little eyes on everyone's personal data further version. Everyone will be switching to Linux, especially non corporation Linux distros such as Debian based MXLinux.
@pietrocalogero6872 Says:
Outstanding arguments. One addition as a sub-argument: When we advocate, also promote software that works across platforms to ease transition for those interested in Linux: LibreOffice, Blender, GIMP, Firefox, VLC, Inkscape, Zotero, QGIS, etc. Once we are using mostly cross-OS software, then switching OS is easier.
@Jeff_Seely Says:
I think you are correct and I think Linux is marvelous mostly because it means freedom to me. Freedom in the sense of choices that help me migrate away from proprietary software. I feel as though the Free and Open-source movement respects my privacy and proprietary software mostly does not. With that said, I refuse to brow-beat folks about their OS choices, because most people have their own needs and the choices are purely personal. I want to be free to make my own choices without being judged. Who wouldn't want that, right? Thanks Christopher!
@chadmccullough3233 Says:
I've been a Linux user for 30 years and I will admit, I was one of "those users" that would give people a hard time for using non-free operating systems and applications but I moved on from that ridiculousness 20 years ago. I learned a long time ago that people will use what they need to use to get the job done. If that's Linux, then great! If it's Windows, Mac, BSD, then that's great, too! I heard about this YouTube channel on the latest Late Night Linux podcast episode and I'm so glad they had you on, Chris. This is an excellent channel!
@Stephen-OldBadGamer Says:
I have just installed Ghost Spectre Super Lite version of Win. 11. I have spare SSD's at this point. I now want to install & use Linux for the first time, only for viewing YouTUbe and playing a few games from Steam & Origin. What Linux distro should I use? I dont mind typing commend line stuff, as only to setup the OS. After that initial setup i want to click Icons to load stuff.
Please help! Thanks in advance.
multeeeee pass. GG's.
Hardware: AMD 16core Ryzen 7 and a 1660ti nVidia. My hardware , nVidia graphics card, will remain the same for at least 24 months.
@seraph_86 Says:
I prefer to use KRITA for images, but I understand that it is not suitable for everyone.
@rudolfrainer Says:
I really enjoy your videos! They‘re so well structured and to the point. Many other creators tend to annoy me because of a number of reasons, none of which are the case on your channel.
Keep up the great work.
P.S.: Especially the point that linux users tend to be toxic towards other users with different taste is so accurate. 😄
No wonder that phrases like „I use Arch btw“ have reached meme-status.
@JanKowalski-vj9py Says:
Linux hold itself. Latest release of Ubuntu is not able to properly install menu driven grub. And this is only the begining.
@Biaanca5036 Says:
There's a lot of things I just won't do or participate in anymore out of sheer bitterness.
So If I can get away with just answering technical help-type questions from afar then I'll easily turn a blind eye to _anything else_ because I just haaaate hearing the things people spout.
--At least I'm eternally grateful that videos here have a "don't recommend channel" button 😌 because so many video titles and channels are nothing but heavy-handed spear-sharpening slough.
@pcrengnr1 Says:
Chris thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for leading this charge. T'is time that we all evangelize Linux whilst being professional about it. You are spot on with your manifesto. We do need less distros out there so that we more focus our efforts to make the truly best Linux.
Again, Chris thx for leading the charge.
@steeviebops Says:
Fantastic video and I agree with all of the points made. I'm a long time Windows user on a personal and professional level for over 25 years now, but have been looking into Linux as a potential plan B if something happens to Windows that makes it intolerable or expensive for me. I've experienced much of what you mentioned here. The number of distros definitely overwhelmed me but I've been hovering around Debian or one of its forks in recent times. In addition to that, there's the question of what desktop environment do you use? I'm still undecided on that. GNOME seems to be more laptop friendly but I can customise KDE to something I feel more at home with. But it might not be a bad thing to use GNOME and re-learn things a little.
There's also the X11 vs Wayland issue. If I were on a desktop PC, I'd happily use X11 for the time being. But X11 doesn't work with some modern niceties like pinch-to-zoom gestures on a touchpad, so that means I tend to use Wayland. But that opens more issues in the areas of software support and video driver stability, especially on NVIDIA GPUs, which my laptop has as a secondary one. I'm not in a position to replace my workstation-grade laptop any time soon!
I found at times that some basic stuff just wasn't working for me. But when I enquired about some of my issues, I was usually met with something like "why do you want to do that?" or "it's not the Unix philosophy, learn to use your computer properly". Sorry, but that's akin to cult speak to me. I don't want to be tied into software paradigms from 1970s terminals (I'm looking at you, vim) just because someone says that's the Unix way. I'm OK with using CLI to an extent, but not for what feels like almost everything. Most of these issues have been resolved by now, or I've found alternatives that I'm happy with. There's a definite lack of polish in some of the applications but that's getting better all the time.
Modern distros get a lot right too. My laptop almost works perfectly out of the box. The only driver I need to install is the NVIDIA driver, and I needed to make a one line change to a configuration file to allow the mute LED on the keyboard to work. In Windows I would have had a lot of packages to install from HP to get everything working, as well as use Group Policy to turn off a lot of stuff I don't want. I was also amazed to see that an old Windows-only game I have works under Wine with no messing about at all, even modern versions of Windows can struggle with it.
@matthiasbendewald1803 Says:
Very good Video, cant disagree on anything.
I personally dont See the number of distributions AS a negative thing. And i dont think that the Situation will Change much, it becomes easier to create a new one. Maybe the other Things you Said can compensate that?
I would recommend Mint,Fedora, Fedora silverblue, NixOS,arch or opensuse, depending on different factors.
@andrewmk8514 Says:
Eventhough i use Ubuntu as a daily driver for work and play, it is still difficult for me to be an advocate/evangelist simply because it still feels like a conpromise. Pipewire has come a long way and it offers an amazing functionality unavailable to MacOS and Windows. Wayland on the otherhand, is still very far from viable. It is 2023 and in order to use Zoom or OBS, i still have to use a DE that uses X. We are still limited to 60hz if we choose X over Wayland. This is no one's fault, but it is still a compromise.
@revcrussell Says:
I tell people that they should not use Linux because they would have to use the command line. While I think anyone who can't use a command line is stupid, virtually everyone is an idiot.
@trumpetplayer6397 Says:
I would have jumped the wagon years ago and adopted a Linux version, if it hadn't been for the need to run a major DAW together with all kinds of music-related s/w.
I've been hoping to be able to, but have not seen anything in a Linux related Op-system that will work for this.
I'm waiting for the AI bots to tackle that task.
@rwashi Says:
Absolutely spiffing mate, totally correct! Thank you Christopher.
@PhilipBallGarry Says:
Thanks Chris. When I first tried Linux - maybe 15 years ago it wasn't an easy experience. Poor driver support meant the inevitable command-line -only user interface was painful for a newbie like me. Comments from colleagues such as, "there's no point in choosing Linux unless you're prepared to learn command line" didn't help either. They couldn't accept that it could ever be a true windows replacement. Fast forward to today though and the excellent "out of the box" experience of many distros makes it entirely possible.
@benrawner5218 Says:
From servers to desktops Linux is great. For all those old computers out there, they can be reused with even modern versions of linux and be used for something. I wish there was a mobile phone version of linux, but maybe thats Android.
@krishnaprasad8978 Says:
Freespire/Linspire - would be nice if you could take time to review the distro.
p.s. a note of appreciation for your time and effort for the topics you cover!. Much appreciated!
@lebelame Says:
Aloha ! i concur with everything mentionned. Excellent, easy to adopt/apply. I say to those who judge/ intolerant towards other users : being judgemental/intolerant towards others only shows your EGO and how you feel superior and master of separation & division. If newbies & others seem diificult to deal with, they are simply being selective and doing things @ their own speed of learning. Remember, staying true to sharing/exchanging/ cooperation /collaboration always gets the better outcome for ALL. Great video. Actually, this is all about our beingness on this earth expressing LOVE (without porn). Mahalo!
@anon_y_mousse Says:
I try hard to temper my excitement when promoting Linux, and try to steer people towards whatever is deemed the easiest and/or newbie friendly-ist distro. I also try to avoid evangelism when it comes to Linux as you're absolutely right, not everyone can use it yet for various reasons, even if sometimes those reasons are self-imposed. As much as I dislike Valve's 30% cut on Steam, I have to admit that they've been a huge driving force in higher Linux adoption because people definitely want to game, myself included. Although, I still advise any new game developers that pop up to use Itch because they allow you to set the percentage they get.
@user78405 Says:
its gonna be tough year for them like 2023 with new issues arrise when they are moving on with supporting frame generation and lower latency ...and path tracing games are now growing into 50% of games now support ray tracing
@TheJayman213 Says:
You really muddled the FOSS point by randomly switching between different meaning of "free" the entire time.
Also the point doesn't make sense. Linux is better *because* it's FOSS. Linux advocacy must be FOSS advocacy if it wants to avoid recreating MS/Apple. Accepting that not everyone can instantly switch to Linux *is* to accept that not everyone can instantly drop all proprietary software. You already made that point two chapters ago.
Can't communicate with your coworkers without MS Office? Fine, use MS. Can't game with your friends without owning that proprietary game they all play and probably purchasing it on Steam? Fine, use proprietary software. Can't find or afford hardware that runs on a Linux Libre kernel? Fine, use regular Linux with proprietary blobs.
Linux is better because it's FOSS.
FOSS is better because it's better for users in the long run.
Don't force FOSS on users if it isn't better for them right now.
@dewilton7712 Says:
Make it easier to use. It needs to be even easier than MX Linux. I know people using computers over twenty years and don't bother learning basic tasks. They would be lost on Linux and would not want to learn anything more complicated. I have been using Linux off and on for almost 30 years and improvements have been infuriating slow. It seems like certain distros have very specific polished installs, settings, or other software. Most distros and specific software are trash and complicated just for the sake of being complicated to use.
@GianumbertoGiurin Says:
Linux elitarism is a plague
@KirillBon Says:
Android is not Linux, for the same reason why a kernel is not an operating system.
@RobinTheHoodedMan Says:
I liked this video. After my recent horrendous experience with Windows 11 it's motivated me to look again at Linux distro's and experiment. Further to your point about chargeable software for Linux I'm all for it. If there is a living to be made creating software for Linux then that can only benefit the OS. An analogy could be made with free trade goods such as coffee etc which can be bought in your local supermarket whilst also benefiting the growers!
@parezd Says:
wait I thought that the fact there isnt ms office on linux is actually a really good thing
@adjusted-bunny Says:
Totally agree.
@Kevin-fi6yr Says:
I bought some very high end computers when Microsoft said win 10 was the last incarnation & they said it would just be upgraded & patched from now on. Well that was a lie. Now I have fairly new unsupported hardware for win 11. I have installed win 11 on one & it runs it but it's a matter of time before microsoft decides to block updates for it. So they are all going to run Linux Mint after win 10 is gone. I have 2 on win 10 - 1 new supported win11 machine - 2 running Linux Mint & 1 multi booted with several Linux Distros. Love Linux !!
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