Linux

This might be one of the worse infographics I've ever laid my eyes on

Linux: Gimp

Windows: Photoshop

Gimp is available on Windows.

this is quite frankly, a really dumb picture that is wrong on many accounts

Windows isn’t / doesn’t use a microkernel

Oooh, I get to say an "Umm... Actually" fact. File names are not case sensitive in Linux nor are they case insensitive in Windows.

It's entirely possible to have a case insensitive filesystem on Linux (I think ext4 supports a mount option for it now). Likewise, there's a bit you can set on folders in Windows that makes its contents case sensitive. So realistically, case sensitivity is a property of the folder, not the OS.

Yes, that's as annoying as it sounds.

“Provides more security than windows”

This is the only one I seriously doubt.

Ms defender is actually something I wish we had a replacement for.

Read only root fs is a start, but it doesn’t protect my documents.

Like your linux doesn’t get hacked because no one cares, if we become a target we are helpless more or less.

"Free software" doesn't mean you don't pay for it, but that it respects and preserves the user's freedom. The opposite is not "cost software" but unfree software.

What is free software?

Most of the other points in this list are also questionable or inaccurate. In fact, I think the only true one is the first one: open source vs closed source.

provides more security than windows.

Doubt.

Yeah, if you have a fucking clue what you're doing which most casual users don't. (That includes me.)

The only significant advantage it has security-wise over Windows is not defaulting to an admin/root account and instead requiring an elevation of privileges.

...but even modern Windows does the same now.

Exploits exist for Linux and other open source products, corporations with Linux servers and GNU utilities get hacked.... I mean fuck just go look at all the CVE's, they don't make them for nothing.

I would argue that Linux is not more secure than Windows. Linux is way more private and gives you way more control but from a purely security perspective Linux has its own weaknesses and is constantly getting CVEs.

i mean gimp and libre office are both downloadable from winget and windows is typically free or factored in when you buy a pc (which is how most people would get it)

DAE micro$haft winBLOW$ suxx?????????

I don't think Windows uses a microkernel. Hybrid kernel is the term I've heard used.

Ah yes, free vs cost software...

with everything being web-based, windows is slowly turning into a fancy dummy term/thinclient. exactly the control businesses want.

linux on the other hand is being fleshed out as a true desktop pc with all the customization most of us expect of a daily driver.

Your ability to ride the fence is admirable OP, don't let anyone take it from you 🙏

For me the most annoying thing with Windows is the ads and the fact Microsoft is pushing you to buy into their stuff.

I clearly love Linux way more, but I don’t think Windows (10 at least) is as bad as some people make it sound.

Still I’m trying to convince everyone I know to switch to Linux.

Windows, I will always remember it being the best thing for business’s as Microsoft pushes licenses and such business related features.

Most businesses I'm familiar with deserve to have to deal with Microsoft BS.

Linux is an operating system kernel and Windows is an entire operating system. You can't really compare them

I’ve been using Linux between 2018-2020 and on and off between 2020-2023 and regained daily status on November last year. It’s been great, but some things like lacking a proper office replacement (Only Office (FOSS), FreeOffice (Free as in beer), and WPS Office (Free as in beer) are all getting closer) are a bit limiting. Some stuff like lacking VRR and HDR were annoying (getting fixed now) and gaming has been improving. Game compatibility sometimes is a bit of a sore spot, but it’s been getting ever easier and honestly, haven’t had issues with NVIDIA drivers under wayland

Administrator is not root. NT AUTHORIRY\System probably comes closest. You rarely need to interact with that account because Window's security system doesn't have the same mix of authentication systems most Linux systems have (users + container APIs + PolKit).

Windows also supports mixed case filesystems just fine. It's not the default, so your programs will probably screw up, but it's just a flag. You can also mount filesystems like ext4 and btrfs on Windows (though booting from them doesn't really work).

Also, Windows runs Libreoffice and GIMP just fine. You don't need to, because you have better sofware available (pirated or paid).

As for security, Windows is MUCH better unless you're a cybersecurity specialist with too much time in their hands. Most major distros don't even come with a firewall enabled by default, let alone a firewall for outgoing traffic. And the best AV I've seen for Linux is Microsoft's enterprise version of Windows defender. In terms of hacking tools, they're mostly written in languages Python, most of them work on either platform.

For development, Linux has a slight edge, but with WSL2 it really doesn't matter much.

Some spontaneous thoughts Linux:

• Awesome development environment
• Awesome software management (apt, zypper, etc)
• Great choice of desktop environments
• Gazillions of distros (comes with need to make a choice) Windows
• Great support for Nvidia drivers
• Great subsystem for Linux