Pour le prochain ordinateur ça sera #Linux ou rien.

Pour le prochain ordinateur ça sera #Linux ou rien.

Technical question, what's the best way to read/write an #ext4 drive from #windows11 ?
I tried #WSL but the read performance is so bad it is not usable.
I found several softs online but no idea which one is trustable so if anyone has feedback to share, that would be appreciated.
RT welcome

Technical question, what's the best way to read/write an #ext4 drive from #windows11 ?
I tried #WSL but the read performance is so bad it is not usable.
I found several softs online but no idea which one is trustable so if anyone has feedback to share, that would be appreciated.
RT welcome

I was nervous about getting my massive, ancient Ricoh laser printer going when I moved to #LinuxMint a few years ago. I was shocked when it *just worked,* even with the extra hardware modules installed. IPP for the win!

My 20 year old Canon document scanner works reasonably well with the provided scan app. Can't say the same for #Windows11 thanks to the scanner relying on the outdated proprietary Canon drivers under Windows.

#EndOf10

I was nervous about getting my massive, ancient Ricoh laser printer going when I moved to #LinuxMint a few years ago. I was shocked when it *just worked,* even with the extra hardware modules installed. IPP for the win!

My 20 year old Canon document scanner works reasonably well with the provided scan app. Can't say the same for #Windows11 thanks to the scanner relying on the outdated proprietary Canon drivers under Windows.

#EndOf10

V*ttu että palaa lakki ilmaisten virustorjuntojen spämmin kanssa. Avast ja Avira ihan yhtä pahoja.

Olisiko kellään ehdottaa jotain hyvää, toimivaa, mielellään spämmitöntä, mutta myös ilmaista ratkaisua tietoturvaan Windows 11 -ympäristössä?

#meneehermot#seisspämmille #virustorjunta #tietoturva #windows11 #apua #kysymastodontilta

"Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too)" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/recent-and-not-so-recent_changes_in_openbsd_that_make_life_better.html and "The Impending Doom of Your Operating System Going to or Past 11, Versus the Lush Oasis of Open Source Systems" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/blog_wild_wild_world_of_windows.html - two 2021-vintage pieces of mine that are still relevant, unfortunately/fortunately #openbsd #windows11 #freesofware #libresoftware #softwarefreedom #sovereigncomputing

"Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too)" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/recent-and-not-so-recent_changes_in_openbsd_that_make_life_better.html and "The Impending Doom of Your Operating System Going to or Past 11, Versus the Lush Oasis of Open Source Systems" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/blog_wild_wild_world_of_windows.html - two 2021-vintage pieces of mine that are still relevant, unfortunately/fortunately #openbsd #windows11 #freesofware #libresoftware #softwarefreedom #sovereigncomputing

Every time I set up a new laptop with #opensuse #tumbleweed #linux, I am so excited about the power of #opensource. The little refurbished #lenovo#T14s I got only took 5 minutes to install from an old USB stick. I swear that I needed more time to unpack, locate an Ethernet cable and find my way in the BIOS to set up USB boot than the system itself took for installing. Awesome.

Anybody talking about #Win11#Windows11 #microsoft Well, folks, Linux hardware will become much cheaper now.

Every time I set up a new laptop with #opensuse #tumbleweed #linux, I am so excited about the power of #opensource. The little refurbished #lenovo#T14s I got only took 5 minutes to install from an old USB stick. I swear that I needed more time to unpack, locate an Ethernet cable and find my way in the BIOS to set up USB boot than the system itself took for installing. Awesome.

Anybody talking about #Win11#Windows11 #microsoft Well, folks, Linux hardware will become much cheaper now.

Windows 11 has officially overtaken Windows 10’s market share at 50.24%, driven by Microsoft’s push to migrate users ahead of Windows 10’s end of support in October 📈

Meanwhile, Linux in Europe is surging—up 83% in a year—as many users seek open-source alternatives over forced Windows 11 upgrades 🐧

This highlights growing user demand for choice and freedom ⚖️

https://blazetrends.com/unprecedented-linux-growth-in-europe-amid-windows-10-end-of-life/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/windows_11_market_share/

#Microsoft#Windows#Windows11#Windows10#Linux#OpenSource#TechTrends#Freedom

Windows 11 has officially overtaken Windows 10’s market share at 50.24%, driven by Microsoft’s push to migrate users ahead of Windows 10’s end of support in October 📈

Meanwhile, Linux in Europe is surging—up 83% in a year—as many users seek open-source alternatives over forced Windows 11 upgrades 🐧

This highlights growing user demand for choice and freedom ⚖️

https://blazetrends.com/unprecedented-linux-growth-in-europe-amid-windows-10-end-of-life/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/windows_11_market_share/

#Microsoft#Windows#Windows11#Windows10#Linux#OpenSource#TechTrends#Freedom

Hah, I have defeated the Windows 11 requirement to use a Microsoft account by pressing shift+F10 to get a command prompt and then running:

start ms-cxh:localonly

I did this later in the process with no requirement to disconnect from the network.

You can't use the bypass account (no@thankyou.com) and you can't make up an email address because the installer sends a code to it.

#Microsoft#Windows11

Hah, I have defeated the Windows 11 requirement to use a Microsoft account by pressing shift+F10 to get a command prompt and then running:

start ms-cxh:localonly

I did this later in the process with no requirement to disconnect from the network.

You can't use the bypass account (no@thankyou.com) and you can't make up an email address because the installer sends a code to it.

#Microsoft#Windows11

https://tube.archworks.co/w/7e5mfUDxPTxEWJqW7c3Bpz

As you might have guessed, I have thoughts.

TL;DR You don't need to buy a TPM module, or new hardware that has one. Keep your existing PC and replace MS Widows with a reputable GNU/Linux OS. It'll keep working for years with guaranteed software updates, and no viruses, and it'll probably run faster,

(1/?)

#MicroSoft#Windows#Windows11#TPM #TPM2

"Microsoft, tactically admitting it has failed at talking all the Windows 10 PC users into moving to #Windows11 after all, is – sort of, kind of – extending Windows 10 support for another year.

For most users, that means they'll need to subscribe to #Microsoft365. This, in turn, means their data and meta-information will be kept in a US-based datacenter. That isn't sitting so well with many #EuropeanUnion (#EU) organizations and companies."

https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/the_european_union_linux_desktop/