What you’re refering to as Windows, is in fact, GNU/Windows, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another closed component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Windows”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Windows, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Windows is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Windows is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Windows added, or GNU/Windows. All the so-called “Windows” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Windows.

  • ForgottenUsername@lemmy.world
    351·
    3 months ago

    Windows online for 2 days and 15 hours without crashing or having to reboot for an update.

    Clearly Photoshop’d. 🤣

    • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
      71·
      3 months ago

      I hate windows as much as the next linux user but I have to admit windows has been very stable for me despite having uptimes in the months with my work laptop.

      • ForgottenUsername@lemmy.world
        21·
        3 months ago

        Your preaching to the wrong crowd.

        No Linux user is gonna go “perhaps your right, I should switch to windows for its stability”

        You’ve had your work laptop run well for a few months with your on off daily usage. I’m sure there’s many ppl here with various distros running for years without a single reboot.

        Personally I have one running as a mediaserver that hasn’t been offline in two years, and I’m sure that that’s young in this forum.

        • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
          31·
          3 months ago

          I don’t expect anyone to switch to windows, I’m just saying this myth about windows being unstable does not align with my experiences at all. I haven’t even seen a blue screen since windows 7. All the weird behavior I encountered was fixed by replacing hardware, and without reinstalling windows. Sure, linux might run even longer without rebooting, but saying windows can’t go past 2 days is just a gross exaggeration.

          • ForgottenUsername@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            I literally turned on my work laptop yesterday and it blue screened on boot. (Win10). Didn’t even get an uptime of 5 minutes. Its not a myth that windows is unstable (in comparison with Linux and macOS).

            And B. Take a joke, clearly my initial post is taking the piss. Windows is less stable than Linux, simply a fact. Hence the comment so people can have a laugh.

    • caustictrap@lemmy.world
      32·
      3 months ago

      My jellyfin server is on windows 11. It is stable for now. The day it crashes i will switch to linux.

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
    25·
    3 months ago

    Wtf how do you get bash on windows and is their theme really still called Aero and their WM “Explorer”???

  • astrsk@piefed.social
    19·
    3 months ago

    +1 for using LTSC with MAS activation. It’s about the only acceptable way to run windows at home, other than doing the same thing but in an isolated VM.

      • Petter1@lemm.ee
        4·
        3 months ago

        😄 I just got a GTX 980 out of pity for free from a friend 🥳 first time 4k60Hz gaming in my live, lol

        Now I just need to get wine/proton working. Steam titles already work 😍 but I have not get bottles (installed using yay) to work yet.

          • Petter1@lemm.ee
            1·
            3 months ago

            🥳have you tried Wayland with it? (Running Arch GNOME with proprietary drivers, but mostly Xorg due to gaming)

            • olutukko@lemmy.world
              2·
              3 months ago

              I have a little bit, but due to gaming I stick with Xorg. also I just use i3wm nowadays which helps me get better performance in some games

                • olutukko@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  3 months ago

                  I have no clue. I’ve been wondering the same thing, since I have 16gb ram so ram shouldn’t be the issue

              • Petter1@lemm.ee
                1·
                3 months ago

                I see 😄 I’ll remember that, if I have a game comming to it’s limit

                • olutukko@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  3 months ago

                  baldur’s gate 3 was really unstable with gnome for me, and the fps was like half of what it’s supposed to be. but with i3 I get decent fps and it’s really stable! I’m not that sure about other games because I havent been paying attention to the fps but I feel the performance is generally better. no other game has shown that drastic change though :D

  • bruhduh@lemmy.world
    8·
    3 months ago

    iot version of windows using 4gb of ram on startup!!! Oh fu… Looking at antix linux ram consumption and wiping sweat from forehead