XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: nobody@haph.org
CrudeSausage
news:696ad8b8$1$19$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:32:56
GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:
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> However,that's the thing: you need to _know_ in advance that you can use
> Rufus to bypass such things. Without such knowledge, you're installing
> Windows the way that Microsoft wants it. A default Linux installion from
> _any_ distribution can't even fathom ever being as awful as a default
> Windows 11 installation. The fact that Microsoft asks me to jump through
> hoops to make the operating system I'm forced to use decent is part of
> why I don't mind changing to Linux.
Rufus is a handy way to customize what should *still be* default for the
time being. It is however a bandaid approach to the issue and cannot be
relied on as an option that will last forever. At some point, Microsoft
will make changes which will cause Rufus to be unable to continue offering
you those options. It's just a matter of time. MS has been pulling shit
like this for ages, they've just gotten a bit more extreme with it. They
really want things back like it used to be - your computer effectively
being a dumb terminal and a subscription system in play. It's recurring
revenue for them when they can make this the new norm. You shouldn't have
to have access to the internet to install an OS or use your computer, but,
MS is working hard to make this a requirement. You should be able to load
an OS and your applications from local media and use your computer without
a working internet connection if you so desire. As much as I like the net
and as useful as I find it, I do like the freedom this particular OS I'm
using offers me. An internet connection is not required to login or use my
computer.
I also don't mess the centralized registry concept that MS foisted upon
us. I appreciate human readable text file configurations. Even if I
didn't have a technical background, I'd still prefer text based
configuration files vs a centralized priopretary registry that's subject
to corruption that if corrupted badly requires a full reinstall of the OS
and possibly some/all of my software packages.
I've practically fallen in love with the whole .appimage concept. I had to
obtain a copy of Gimp the other day to work on something. A single file to
download, right click to grant execute permissions and walla; a working
copy of the latest version of Gimp. I could have also used chmod from
terminal to do the same thing, but right click permissions table is
helpful too.
It reminds me of the old days of DOS and self contained programs. No
installer BS. Unzip into an empty folder of my choosing and away you go.
Easy to backup your entire program and it's configuration files as
necessary too. I treat this usenet client in that manner. It's easy to
move it from workstation to workstation this way. It's not perfect under
Wine mind you, but it's good enough that I can still use it. I'm
relunctant to replace it for another native Linux client because I wrote
various programs when I was still running it on my XP box that interact
directly with it's files to do various things for me that are faster or
not possible to do from within the program. It's search functions for
example aren't the greatest and have various bugs depending on what you're
doing. So, I have a tiny (a few hundred at most kilobytes the majority
aren't even 5k) app that can search any of the local database 'folders'
for specific things I'm hunting with a quickness.
I started using this client years ago as a replacement for News Xpress
that I used on my Windows 3.1 box way back in the day. I was used to News
Xpress and Xnews look and feel isn't that much different. It's old mind
you, but, so am I, so it's a good match for me.
--
Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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