Let's Help Pablo Vazquez with the GNU / Linux Problem!
Usually I'm talking about broader topics on my channel. Covering things like the Philosophy of Software Freedom. Or making huge observation about some topic related to it. But sometimes, little things rub me the wrong way. And this is one of those topics.
I'm a subscriber of Pablo Vazquez, a Blender employee and commentator of updates, which he does every week on the @Blender channel [on Odysee.com ]. There is already a problem that Pablo, despite Blender's policy on using Free Software where ever possible, is still using YouTube as a streaming platform. And on the Odysee Channel, we get only the replay, that's the LBRY protocol syncs.
For a very long time, more then 10 years, Pablo was a GNU / Linux user. But not so long ago, he installed the problematic, Microsoft Windows 10. And a couple of latest streams he did from that.
I want to discuss with you the problems he ran into, that lead him into installing a terrible OS. I want to discuss a possible solution, that could make Pablo, fix the issues, without switching the OS. And finally, I want to do something about it all. And encourage you to help me.
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3 Comments
I don't want to start an OS war here, I'm just a bit hurt by "a terrible OS". I've used Linux a lot when I was younger, it was a lot of fun to screw around with it, I learnt a great deal from it, formating the system every fortnight because I messed things up, spending days trying to figure out why my audio didn't work. Fun times. But i've grown too busy with my CG work and I can't spend as much time setting the perfect system and start over when I go too far customizing it. Windows 10 is very reliable in that matter, you can't customize much but things work mostly out of the box and it's a huge time saver for people that don't have time to deal with the little issues. The simple fact that a veteran Linux user switched to microsoft should highlight this. The freedom in using software starts with letting people use what they think is best suited for them and not criticize why people use what.
I agree. People should be able to choose what they use. As well as people should be able to run the software, they choose, when ever they want and for what ever purpose. As well as have the ability to understand how the software works and if needed, make modifications to it. As well as be able to give other people copies of the Software. And Modified copies of the Software.
For a, system that just works, you may look at Solus OS ( a variant of GNU / Linux ) or something that's Ubuntu Based for most cases. It will give you all the freedom in the world.
Most people never read the License of the software. And with most proprietary software including Windows, they force you to sign an agreement to use the software. I read the GNU GPL and I read the Windows license. I never going to agree to the abuse written in the windows license. It's a slavery contract. Apart from that things works, there is not a single redeemable quality of windows. So I stay by my stance, calling it "a terrible OS".
Follow the converstation about this on BLENDER.CHAT at : blender.chat/channel/pablovazquezbacktognulinux