If you're still using Windows 10 and don't want to upgrade to Windows 11 any time soon you might want to sign a new online petition

Your Windows 10 PC will soon be ‘junk’ - users told to resist Microsoft deadline::If you’re still using Windows 10 and don’t want to upgrade to Windows 11 any time soon you might want to sign a new online petition

    • Crismus@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      37·
      1 year ago

      Yep. Gaming is starting to work on Linux, so I will move to Linux once Microsoft cancels 10.

      11 has nothing more than more telemetry and tracking going for it. Gaming is slower, so why would I upgrade for a worse experience.

      I play old games still anyways. Linux is more secure than Windows 11 anyways. I won’t upgrade to 11, and turned off TPM in BIOS so 11 won’t automatically install.

          • Sanyanov@lemmy.worldEnglish
            73·
            1 year ago

            Most anticheat software actually runs on Linux! Even the previously stubborn EasyAntiCheat got its Linux-compatible version.

        • spudwart@spudwart.comEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Most modern games can work. But this is a dev issue, not a “wait until it works on linux” issue

          EAC, and BattleEye both work on Linux, all the dev has to do is tick a “Proton Compatible” checkbox. Which many publishers/devs, namely Epic, don’t do because they hate linux with a red hot passion for some unknown reason.

        • GeneralVincent@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          I haven’t entirely switched in part due to Rainbow Six Siege not working on Linux. Something about Battleye supports it but Ubi hasn’t done the few simple steps to allow it. So it’s not entirely working yet

          • spudwart@spudwart.comEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Oh yes, another “No, I refuse to check the box” devs/publishers. Literally the company that made BattleEye compatible with Proton won’t enable the damn thing on their most popular game. There just needs to be a big enough outcry. Which as 10 hits EOL and the SteamDeck continues to sell, the Linux userbase will grow.

        • Crismus@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          What I meant was that it is starting to get simple to play games using Linux now.

          I’m not a teenager anymore who enjoys getting games to work by editing settings outside of games like during the Win 3.11 and MS-DOS days.

          After decades working IT jobs I don’t want to do work when I’m trying to relax. Linus will have a nearly seamless system when Win 10 reaches EOL.

    • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Next computer of mine will definitely be running Linux. Only thing I’d ever need windows for is some oddly specific software that won’t work on Linux because I’m too dumb to get working properly.