My primary OS is Windows (I use it for work) and I have Linux as my second OS. If I upgrade my linux distro to the paid version so I can have more features, will Windows be okay? Thanks I’m a newb

  • @Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
    22•5 days ago

    If you want to support a *nix distro, that’s awesome and I fully support you. What you shouldn’t support is distributions locking features behind a paywall.

    This is how you get Microsoft Windows and Copilot.

    Absolutely proprietary

    To answer your question–Windows is destructive to *nix boot sectors. When you update Windows, it will bork your *nix install. Dual booting with Windows is a real PITA.

      • @Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
        3•4 days ago

        I didn’t imply that Zorin was proprietary. I’m demeaning the actions of pay-walling a free OS as a proprietary action.

        • @TMP_NKcYUEoM7kXg4qYe@lemmy.world
          0•14 hours ago

          But you posted an image of Stallman with “absolutely proprietary” written inside said image. You can imply whatever you want but it’s weird to add that image when Stallman would be completely fine with “pay-walling a free OS”. Rather he would probably even encourage it.

          • @Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
            1•3 hours ago

            Ahh yes, as evidenced by absolutely nothing whatsoever, I mean Jesus Christ, the GNU ideologue is completely antithetical in every possible way to your statement…

            GNU’s goal is to give computer users freedom and control in their use of their computers and computing devices by collaboratively developing and publishing software that gives everyone the rights to freely run the software, copy and distribute it, study it, and modify it.

            You have less than zero idea what you’re speaking about…