Sean,

Another reason is that these days, people are lazy and want everything done for them which makes switching to Linux more difficult. Microsoft seems to be more interested in fluff and pretty pictures rather than building a solid, reliable OS.

As for "wanting everything done", they think the world revolves around
them. Yet, they came into the world as naked and broke as you and me...and they're going out the same way. Or as a QWK Mail Tagline notes..."We are
born naked, wet, and hungry. Then, it gets worse". :P

I know of at least 2 ham radio operators who feel that "the world, ham
radio, and nets revolve around them". Using the 4 classes of "traffic",
they feel it's an EMERGENCY, if their ROUTINE traffic isn't given
PRIORITY, because otherwise, their HEALTH AND WELFARE (ego) will be
shattered.

I prepared a stern warning letter to one individual, who really needed
to have someone supervise him while on the air...because the above
paragraph fit him to a tee. In fact, on one net, he didn't like the way
Net Control was running things, and he said "this isn't the way a net
is supposed to be run".

I went ballistic...and another ham asked me on D-Rats "Did I hear what
I just thought I heard??"...and I typed "Yep". Had I been an FCC official, this ham would've had a Notice Of Liability For Forfeiture in his mailbox
in short order, for malicious interference. Plus, he had done this on
several other nets, and I had heard it with my own ears.

I told him that "I understand that more than one net control is about to
ban you from their net, and if you still show up, that the FCC will be contacted by the Net Controls/Net Managers for enforcement action against
your license". I sent it overnight, and signature required, and it showed
that he got it. He has disappeared from the hobby, which suits me just
fine. He can't use being disabled as an excuse, as I am likewise. But, I
know what things like "on the air and net etiquette" mean.

Then again, Windows is no longer Microsoft's breadwinner so it's been delegated to a dusty corner with R&D.

Microsoft came out with a fix for the PrintNightmare (via the print spooling), which hackers were using to gain control of the system. So much
for updates only on the second Tuesday (which is coming up this week). That means downtime while I download and install the updates. When they did that 2004 Build Update to Windows 10, it took 8 hours to complete...ridiculous.
But, after every "patch" is released, more vulnerabilities are released by
the hackers, throwing more egg on Microsoft's proverbial face.

I have to use Microsoft Office with a square dance publication I have
to maintain...but otherwise, I use LibreOffice.

If Microsoft was to ever implement a deal in Windows, requiring you
to use THEIR software (i.e. Microsoft Edge, Office, etc.), and everything
else (of similar functions) were rendered useless, folks would drop Windows like the plague, and go to either Mac or Linux.

Or they'd buy the hardware, then get help to wipe the hard drive, and
put Mac or Linux on it (easier said than done, I'm sure).

Daryl

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Hello Daryl,

Sunday July 11 2021 12:47, you wrote to me:

Microsoft came out with a fix for the PrintNightmare (via the print spooling), which hackers were using to gain control of the system. So
much for updates only on the second Tuesday (which is coming up this week). That means downtime while I download and install the updates.
When they did that 2004 Build Update to Windows 10, it took 8 hours to complete...ridiculous. But, after every "patch" is released, more vulnerabilities are released by the hackers, throwing more egg on Microsoft's proverbial face.

I believe that only affects Windows Server with people using priviliged GPOs with older versions of Windows (such as NT or 2000).

I have to use Microsoft Office with a square dance publication I
have to maintain...but otherwise, I use LibreOffice.

There's actually a more compatible free office "suite" called ONLYOffice at https://www.onlyoffice.com/. It's available for the major OSes. I used it under Linux and found it to be more compatible than LibreOffice with .DOCX documents. I had one given to me by a state agency that I had to print and LibreOffice and Abiword refused to see it correctly. I installed ONLYOffice and it worked. Give it a try.

Or they'd buy the hardware, then get help to wipe the hard drive,
and put Mac or Linux on it (easier said than done, I'm sure).

The average computer user couldn't build a Hackintosh (a PC running OS X) easily -- it's so difficult that I won't try it. There are great Linux distros for beginner users, like Linux Mint, that would be good, but since there aren't any major games for Linux, most people don't want to use it. There is Steam but even then a majority of Steam games are for Windows.

-- Sean

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On 11 Jul 21 19:38:34, Sean Dennis said the following to Daryl Stout:

Microsoft came out with a fix for the PrintNightmare (via the print spooling), which hackers were using to gain control of the system. So much for updates only on the second Tuesday (which is coming up this week). That means downtime while I download and install the updates. When they did that 2004 Build Update to Windows 10, it took 8 hours to complete...ridiculous. But, after every "patch" is released, more vulnerabilities are released by the hackers, throwing more egg on Microsoft's proverbial face.

I believe that only affects Windows Server with people using priviliged GPO with older versions of Windows (such as NT or 2000).

The problem is not really the GPO's but that so many IT admins leave the Print spooler service running instead of shutting it off on things like domain controllers, Exchange servers, Sharepoint etc.

Nick

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Hello, Nick!

Replying to a message of Nick Andre to Sean Dennis:

The problem is not really the GPO's but that so many IT admins leave
the Print spooler service running instead of shutting it off on
things like domain controllers, Exchange servers, Sharepoint etc.

I stand corrected and thanks for the clarification. I'd read about the issue a little a week or so ago when I got an alert from Infragard.

Later,
Sean

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Sean,

I believe that only affects Windows Server with people using priviliged GPOs with older versions of Windows (such as NT or 2000).

The message I saw from the Sophos Naked Security Blog was that it affects Windows 7, 8, and 10. I don't recall if it mentioned Windows XP or before.

There's actually a more compatible free office "suite" called
ONLYOffice at https://www.onlyoffice.com/. It's available for the
major OSes. I used it under Linux and found it to be more compatible
than LibreOffice with .DOCX documents. I had one given to me by a
state agency that I had to print and LibreOffice and Abiword refused to see it correctly. I installed ONLYOffice and it worked. Give it a
try.

Never heard of it...if it handles ODT files, and can export stuff to PDF,
I may give it a shot.

The average computer user couldn't build a Hackintosh (a PC running OS
X) easily -- it's so difficult that I won't try it. There are great
Linux distros for beginner users, like Linux Mint, that would be good,
but since there aren't any major games for Linux, most people don't
want to use it. There is Steam but even then a majority of Steam games
are for Windows.

Even one of the utilities for Auran Trainz (a railroad simulator) is
called Steam...how appropriate.

I can write a batchfile for the BBS, but my programming ends at setting
the clock on the microwave oven. In that case, I may starve to death...or
just make lunch meat sandwiches. And yes, I'm cannibalistic...I love ham
(hi hi).

Daryl, WX4QZ

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