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Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission (www.neowin.net)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Linux nerds kind of lost the public relations war, the long-time antagonism towards "normie" users has created a lingering notion that linux is a pain in the ass and unaccomodating, even as some devs have tried to make it more inviting. It's a difficult hump to overcome I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

That hasn't been true in at least a decade.

Who's upvoting you?!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not saying it's still strictly the case, just that the effects of that attitude linger on in the public consciousness (even a decade later).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What is this "public consciousness" you are talking about? Like, tech writers? And that's a genuine question...

Because if I tell my elderly father "hey dad, I'll install Linux on your machine," he won't say "ah, Linux, yes, I've been reading for the past 15 years that it's a difficult operating system, right?" He will say "what the hell is Linux?!"