On 20/11/23 23:21, Karen Lewellen wrote:
May be one reason why I am unsure I would personally use Linux as my
only operating system, even if I could.
its wonderful magical clay to be sure, but I prefer just buying the
cup so I can get a drink lol.
Having used most of the desktop operating systems currently available,
I'm not enthusiastic about your options.
Microsoft Windows has good accessibility, due to decades of investment,
but its reliability and security drawbacks are significant - and it
isn't UNIX-like, which is a disadvantage for some of us. Windows
Subsystem for Linux doesn't entirely solve the latter problem. Also, the
MS-Windows community is full of non-technical end-users, which can make
finding accurate information online difficult when you're trying to
solve problems after something has gone wrong. Whoever decided that
32-bit hex error codes were a good alternative to human-readable error
messages that genuinely describe the issue made dealing with problems
under Microsoft Windows more, not less, difficult.
MacOS is UNIX-like, runs on excellent hardware, but the accessibility
support is not well maintained. Expect bugs to go unfixed for years, and
for the accessibility to be perpetually beta-quality. Given what I use
it for, I can work around the bugs - mostly.
Linux: if you know your way around Linux system administration, and
you're prepared to work around the accessibility limitations, it's
reliable and flexible - still my preferred environment. The graphical
desktop does what I essentially need, and the command line interface is
excellent, a major attraction from my perspective. I am hopeful of
further improvement on the desktop side in the coming years. The Linux
community gives access to very knowledgeable specialists, which you
simply can't have via corporate technical support departments unless
you're fortunate enough to have your issue escalated sufficiently far up
the hierarchy.
ChromeOS (based on Linux): I haven't used it recently, so I can't
comment in detail. The accessibility has a relatively good reputation,
but the environment is primarily designed to be used with Web
applications, and more recently with Android applications as well. It's
probably the best choice for anyone who wants to avoid doing system
administration and whose needs are well addressed by Google's or other
Web-based tools.
The conclusion is that there are advantages and drawbacks to everything,
and that each person has an opportunity to evaluate the options and to
make informed choices.
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