#Tag
Ok, I have to correct myself:
Compiling any C/C++ project on Windows is an absolute clusterfuck!
I've now almost spent more time trying to compile my program for Windows than writing the actual code for it - let that sink in!
"Instead of sending public money to distant corporations, funds stay local and support IT jobs for regional developers and entrepreneurs. The use of open-source #Linux distributions also extends the life of existing hardware and reduces e-waste, which proprietary models can exploit for unnecessary spending."
*Cantillon Lessons Guide Shift to Open-Source*
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/09/15/cantillon-lessons-guide-shift-to-open-source/
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows #Windows10 #Microsoft #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux
"Instead of sending public money to distant corporations, funds stay local and support IT jobs for regional developers and entrepreneurs. The use of open-source #Linux distributions also extends the life of existing hardware and reduces e-waste, which proprietary models can exploit for unnecessary spending."
*Cantillon Lessons Guide Shift to Open-Source*
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/09/15/cantillon-lessons-guide-shift-to-open-source/
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows #Windows10 #Microsoft #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux
Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation
Last night, my wife looks up from her computer, troubled. She tells me she can't log into her computer running Windows 11, as every time she enters the PIN code to her account, the login screen throws up a cryptic error: "Your credentials could not be verified". She's using the correct PIN code, so that surely isn't it. We opt
https://www.osnews.com/story/143376/dark-patterns-killed-my-wifes-windows-11-installation/
Ok, I have to correct myself:
Compiling any C/C++ project on Windows is an absolute clusterfuck!
I've now almost spent more time trying to compile my program for Windows than writing the actual code for it - let that sink in!
Whoop! It compiles now on Windows! 
You'll never guess what the #error was...
...on my Windows machine I had a file sync program running in the background, which apparently tripped up the compilation process (the program to compile was in a folder that had been under sync)!
Once I moved the program out of this folder, it all compiled fine!
Holy cow! 🤯
Unfortunately, my program doesn't seem to work on #Windows yet. It just gets stuck after passing audio to #Whisper. 😢
Ok, I have to correct myself:
Compiling any C/C++ project on Windows is an absolute clusterfuck!
I've now almost spent more time trying to compile my program for Windows than writing the actual code for it - let that sink in!
Kdenlivers and graphic artists in #Berlin
If you'd like to switch from #Windows to #Linux today is your chance to do so.
Join us at the End of 10 - Akademy Edition install fest!
Date: TODAY, Thursday, Sept. 11
Time: 4PM - 8PM
Location: TU - Berlin (room 3005)
Map: https://osm.org/go/0MZu16s5r
More info:
https://akademy.kde.org/2025/eo10-akademy/
Kdenlivers and graphic artists in #Berlin
If you'd like to switch from #Windows to #Linux today is your chance to do so.
Join us at the End of 10 - Akademy Edition install fest!
Date: TODAY, Thursday, Sept. 11
Time: 4PM - 8PM
Location: TU - Berlin (room 3005)
Map: https://osm.org/go/0MZu16s5r
More info:
https://akademy.kde.org/2025/eo10-akademy/
Reason 7 To Choose Linux 😍
You decide when to install updates and reboot your computer!
Security updates are critical. They should be done early and often to keep your computer safe.
But you don't want your device to force an update - and then reboot - while you're working.
With #Linux, the decision when to update is yours.
/7
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS#GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
Cross-compiling a #Rust project that has custom build scripts that build C/C++ dependencies is an absolute clusterfuck!
I'm trying to cross-compile a Rust project from #Linux -> #Windows (x86_64-pc-windows-gnu) and I get walls of errors!
Some I could already fix by setting env vars to different compilers (gcc, g++, oh my!), but now I'm stuck. Maybe some missing compiler flags to gcc?
Or could it be related to this?
=> https://stackoverflow.com/a/53635241
A forced update in the middle of a tooth extraction motivated this dentist to switch to Linux exclusively!
"Windows is below the standard of care when it comes to dentistry."
Invidious: https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=za1kkEFU4cQ
A forced update in the middle of a tooth extraction motivated this dentist to switch to Linux exclusively!
"Windows is below the standard of care when it comes to dentistry."
Invidious: https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=za1kkEFU4cQ
Reason 7 To Choose Linux 😍
You decide when to install updates and reboot your computer!
Security updates are critical. They should be done early and often to keep your computer safe.
But you don't want your device to force an update - and then reboot - while you're working.
With #Linux, the decision when to update is yours.
/7
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS#GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
Cross-compiling a #Rust project that has custom build scripts that build C/C++ dependencies is an absolute clusterfuck!
I'm trying to cross-compile a Rust project from #Linux -> #Windows (x86_64-pc-windows-gnu) and I get walls of errors!
Some I could already fix by setting env vars to different compilers (gcc, g++, oh my!), but now I'm stuck. Maybe some missing compiler flags to gcc?
Or could it be related to this?
=> https://stackoverflow.com/a/53635241
@mikebabcock Hey I wasn't trying to suggest that computers were better back then, I was suggesting that it was harder for them to be good!
Though from my reading there's a bit of a distinction to be had with Amiga here: The IBM PCs Microsoft was targeting barely had a graphics chip, Apple omitted them entirely initially.
Amiga had more acceleration.
Reason 10 To Choose Linux 😍
Linux 🐧 is more private, by default
Own and control your data!
Your operating system won't record your key strokes or dictation, collect lists of devices and their Wi-Fi details, or webcams, printers and anything else plugged in and then send that back to Big Tech HQ.
It's possible to avoid data collection altogether, from the start.
With #Linux YOU decide how to share YOUR data.
/10
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
FRIDAY 18 JULY #Linux install parties in #India and #Deutschland (all times local)!
* #Tossconf25, #Chennai, 12h-18h
https://tossconf25.kaniyam.com/
* #FediCamp in Gedelitz, #Trebel ( #Wendland), 12h-15h
* Linux Installationsparty #LugVS ( @LUG_VS), #VillingenSchwenningen (#BadenWürtemberg), 17h-21h
https://lug-vs.org/Installationsparty
For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/
#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows #FOSS #FLOSS#GNULinux #Windows10 #Windows11
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![Output of the terminal after cross-compiling the whisper-rs crate from Linux to Windows (warning: the output is very long):
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
Called from: [3] /usr/share/cmake-3.28/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerABI.cmake
[2] /usr/share/cmake-3.28/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
[1] /home/jan/Dev-Projects/repos/talky/target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/build/whisper-rs-sys-90a1c9a45fb90ba6/out/whisper.cpp/CMakeLists.txt
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
Called from: [3] /usr/share/cmake-3.28/Modules/CMakeTestCompilerCommon.cmake
[2] /usr/share/cmake-3.28/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
[1] /home/jan/Dev-Projects/repos/talky/target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/build/whisper-rs-sys-90a1c9a45fb90ba6/out/whisper.cpp/CMakeLists.txt
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc - broken
Called from: [3] /usr/share/cmake-3.28/Modules/CMakeTestCompilerCommon.cmake
[2] /usr/share/cmake-3.28/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
[1] /home/jan/Dev-Projects/repos/talky/target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/build/whisper-rs-sys-90a1c9a45fb90ba6/out/whisper.cpp/CMakeLists.txt
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
--- stderr
./whisper.cpp/ggml/include/ggml.h:210:10: fatal error: 'stdio.h' file not found](https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/073/275/244/265/626/original/6d35e901b44a229a.png)
