Fun fact: Linux is the name of a German-Swiss washing detergent brand:
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I dont know what to think anymore after i hear that π...
The Linux kernel is so handy, its mascot even has three arms.
haha, good one there!
It is also broken by Windows at every Windows update.
These days only the major ones. Like the H1/H2 updates. I agree there's zero excuse for it in the EFI boot world. But, Microsoft gotta Microsoft.
Often you can just find the boot again in the bios and choose it. And that should be assured if you don't put grub and windows in the same EFI partition.
Microsoft has always had his arrogant idea that the PC they're installed on belongs to them and will just delete anything else they find in the way.
Why use something fragile like Windows?
I have it as a dual boot option. But, it's not been booted since November. So I am assured I'll need to rerun grub when I do decide I need to boot it for something I cannot do in either Linux, or a Windows VM in linux (that's really a small number of things).
Best to keep windows on a separate drive if you can.
Well, mainly you just need to keep the EFI entirely separate. That's generally all you need. That's what windows will decide to wipe and reinstall. I just didn't do it this time. I think because of how disks were already partitioned.
I get you, even i have to keep Windows for music and stuff. But hopefully ill be able to ditch it if My VST vendor supports Linux.
@znatgd @r00ty what about using VST in wine?
https://github.com/osxmidi/LinVst
I appreciate it brother, but Native Access 2 on Linux refuses to run. I might have to look for other vendors who support WINE. If you have suggestions, do give some :)
The album I just released was made with mostly open-source tools, in particular LSP, Calf Studio Gear, and x42 were all made for Linux, and the two non-FOSS plugins (Graillon and Acon Digital Multiply) ran fine with yabridge.
Fr?! Woah, thats crazy! I think id better start looking for more VSTs than NI... thank you, and rock on !
I'm not using VST. There's a few games I got on Microsoft store some years ago which there's no way (yet) to make run in Linux (at least to my knowledge). But, I don't feel that much need to play them. At least not enough to boot into windows, complete the huge updates likely waiting and then fix the grub install afterwards just to play a game.
What can we say, Windows is fragile, we have to handle it with care
Only if you dual boot!
I feel like people should contribute to market actually free/open source projects more. I think it'll have a snowball effect, of more users, more donators/software contributers, and reach.
While more donations and contributors are always welcome, the thing open source projects really need to break through are project leaders and UX designers to polish the software to make it more appealing.
Blender has come a long way in recent years by concentrating on these. There are also excellent videos by Tantacrul about his work on Musescore and Audacity after he made a video about Musescore and they got in touch with him to fix the problems he brought up.
Well then ask why UI/UX people don't tend to help out with open source projects. I assume those people are far less idealistic. Which is why I have little respect for them.
The real answer is that the techie nerds willing to learn git and contribute to open source projects are likely to be hobbyist programmers cutting their teeth on bugfixes/minor feature enhancements and not professional programmer-designers with an eye for UI and the ability to make it/talk with those who can. Also in open source projects its expected that the contributor be able to pull their own weight with getting shit done so you need to both know how to write your own code and learn how to work with specific UI formspecs. Delegating to other people is frowned upon because its all free voulenteer work so whatever you delegate ends up eating up someone elses free time and energy fixing up your pr.
In one of the Tantacrul's videos he says that UI/UX people do try to help and share their expertise, but the programmers running the projects ignore them or are actively dismissive, so they give up.
https://youtu.be/12TJ-zTgiH0 Around 16:20
This is sooo true! We often forget that there are professionals who need a specific UX so their workflow doesnt get hindered.
Open source maintainers need to realise the value of UX, not just "freedom" too...
Youre absolutely right... but it also starts with US, and educate people about the importance of opensource...
Somehow, this reminded me of the Kitchen Gun video by BBC.
Ah, the Kitchen Gun. Of course. I remember the good ol' days of using that, much better than the dishwasher imo...