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   Ian Z (soviut@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 12-Sep-2025 12:46:56 JST Ian Z

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs The requirement of a TPM module is a good thing for security, even with Linux. I just wish there was more talk about how to install after market TPM modules on older machines. Instead, most of the chatter was about how to work around the Windows requirement.

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     Marcus (marcus@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 12-Sep-2025 14:17:40 JST Marcus

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs steamdecks are linux and people dont seem to have a problem using those. Its all about how its packaged.

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     Max Lambertini (maxl@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 12-Sep-2025 16:26:46 JST Max Lambertini

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Aw, no, if there are folks still using Win7 they'll keep using Win10 until the end of times.

     I'm also grabbing a huge bag of popcorn...

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     Max Lambertini (maxl@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 12-Sep-2025 19:05:49 JST Max Lambertini

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Linux AND Windows user here, with a 6th gen I7 still going strong: I usually point folks worried about win 10 demise to this post: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-whether-your-pc-is-supported-or-not unless they are willing to try Linux (admittedly, mainstream Linux distros have a better OOBE than Vanilla win 11, which requires extensive TAMING just to reach an adequate level of usability and extra installation steps, even if you want to use Libre Office)

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     EndlessMason (endlessmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 12-Sep-2025 20:18:45 JST EndlessMason

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs
     And the people who get fucked will have to use a jank-ass Linux forum from their (likely also aging) phone to try and unfuck their system

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     Marcus (marcus@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 13-Sep-2025 02:40:37 JST Marcus

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs except you can connect it to a screen with a keyboard via usb c, choose desktop mode in the menu and you have a full plasma desktop. Plasma is good now, actually. Certainly good enough for normies who mostly just need a browser anyways.

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     Leonick (leonick@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Sep-2025 04:26:28 JST Leonick

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Most people absolutely could use Linux and get a faster feeling computer while at it.

     Most people however would not be capable of installing Linux and getting their files moved over so would undoubtedly lose something in the move.

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     Ian Z (soviut@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 13-Sep-2025 06:28:31 JST Ian Z

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Yeah, that's fair.