Friends, if Microsoft tries to squeeze you to buy a new computer to run version 11 when every new version of Windows gets worse and adds ads then please consider that more than 100 million people use Linux on their desktop computer, including people who make all sorts of projects with videos, illustrations, digital photographs, laser cuttings, animations, paper media, CAD, CAM, 3D printed stuff, circuit boards, etc.
Will it be exactly the same as Windows? No.
Can it be awesome? Yes.
@trevorflowers I don't understand Linux and don't think it supports software I need. I switched to a Mac this year because I don't want to upgrade to Windows 11.
@Jennifer @trevorflowers Yeah, as much as I love messing with Linux when I want to make something out of a computer, I use a Mac when I want to make something WITH a computer.
@JoshuaACNewman @Jennifer @trevorflowers
What software were you looking for on Linux.?
@zleap @JoshuaACNewman @trevorflowers
Answering @zleap about what software I need. I use InDesign and Vellum for book design, and Camtasia for video recording/editing and they only run on Windows or Macs.
@Jennifer @JoshuaACNewman @trevorflowers
I think the closest we have to video editing is Kedenlive, as for book design, I use |LaTeX for most of my documents. I do understand they are probably not the best solution here though.
@zleap @Jennifer @trevorflowers
“Use LaTeX” is the reason Linux is totally unsatisfactory.
If you want a technology to be accepted, pitch it to artists and sex workers.
@JoshuaACNewman @Jennifer @trevorflowers
Which is why I said it may not be suitable in this case.
@zleap @JoshuaACNewman @trevorflowers I've used LaTex but it doesn't work for graphic heavy documents. Hopefully one day more options will be available on Linux!