Windows Questions

Xeratul · 03-07-2023, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist

There are more than enough platforms out there already for noise about Windoze. Please don't be a tool. Leave m$, join us on the light side.

You can kill a Linux forum by poisoning the feed with off topic Windows™ chatter. That tactic is several generations old now. Back in the day, the main target was Apple, but in recent years attacks have increased against Linux and especially GNU Linux. Here is one example about the tactics as they were used against Apple, hosted at the late, great Groklaw's archive of "Comes v Microsoft" also known as the Iowa case:

The Groklaw site appears deindexed from Google and the other remaining search enines. Lost out there were several relevant analyses, one with the title of "66 pages of evilness galore", if I recall correctly.

Speaking of Groklaw, and on the topic of attacks against Linux, the SCO case started 20 years ago and is kind of still dragging on, having shifted over to Xinuos somewhat recently.

what are you saying? Of course, people have the freedom to use windows if they want.

boughtonp · 03-07-2023, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Xeratul

Of course, people have the freedom to use windows if they want.

Yes, people have the freedom to choose whichever OS they want, but LQ is for those that choose a Linux-based OS (with allowance for other Unix-like platforms); it is not a place for Microsoft Windows questions.

Those foolish enough to choose Windows should go to support.microsoft.com when they get stuck - after all, they have paid for that support.

jailbait · 03-07-2023, 10:24 AM

I think that a fair number of the Windows questions are simply trolls. I don't see any need to encourage the trolls.