VeloRama

hardware compatibility is only one part of the problem. the other is binary compatibility. vendors are not going to ship binaries for a range of linux distributions and versions. vendors are not going to ship source code. and if they do, it's going to be a pain to get it to compile (e.g. trying to compile epson scan 2 on arch right now and grappling with a boost version that is too new).

not yet. you can develop on windows without paying microsoft. windows is not subscription software.

it's clear now you're not interested in a discussion. you see what you want to see and what fits the myth you want so desperately to believe. i see no point in talking to you further.

and then there's GOG which has thousands of older games, drm free.

thin client machines that you have to lease with a cloud subscription and which are locked down to the intended purpose only. basically the death of generic computing. delevoper machines will be tied down devel kits.

so glad i switched to linux in time to avoid this clusterfuck. at least on my private machines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_genocide_in_the_October_7_attacks#Academic_and_legal_discourse

you do not sound like having a lot of knowledge about hamas and its islamist allies stated goals. about two thirds of victims in the attack on 7th october were civilians. striking military targets was evidently not the intent.

crimes do not "cancel each other out" as you suggest. they feed on each other in a spiral of violence.

contrary to your believe that israel is an "extremist state" i presented you evidence that it has a healthy democratic counter culture.

show me a parliamentarian democracy where leftist demonstrations are not targeted by police brutality and i show you a state that does not exist.

the russian administration had a huge influence in syria when assad was still in power. with russian military at it's doorstep and allowing israel to strike hezbollah without repercussions, there was of course an incentive to be on good terms with russia.

israel is a working democracy that acts as a safe space for jews. before the genocide committed by hamas on 7th oct 2023, there were widespread protests against the right-wing government. it is not an "extremist jewish" state. as in similar cases (9/11 attack on twin towers), civil society closed ranks after the attacks, which severely weakened the protests.

What mrdown wrote, especially in this context, is a thinly veiled threat of murder. That is censorship, not a "consequence".

... and we do live with them.