Ruben Schade  🔰 🇦🇺Apr 13, 2024

Linux people, *please* understand this. Sometimes people need to run Windows.

They’re allowed to complain about Windows ads, or tracking, or any other enshittification problems, without you saying “use Linux” every time.

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Update: I regret posting this.

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Update 2: I've addressed the most common comments below. I'm muting this thread now. Lesson learned!

https://rubenerd.com/people-who-need-to-run-windows/

Rubenerd

By Ruben Schade in s/Singapore/Sydney/. 🌻

Show threadmirabilosApr 13, 2024

@rubenerd why?

No, I mean, really. Why does someone "have" to use it.

Show threadJay 🚩 Apr 13, 2024
@mirabilos @rubenerd well for one I need to use someone's windows laptop once in a while to sign pdf using my DSC key which is not supported by any other OS not even MacOS
Show threadmirabilosApr 13, 2024
@jaypatelani @rubenerd no, you want to sign the PDF that way, you don’t have to
Show threadJay 🚩 Apr 13, 2024
@mirabilos @rubenerd then how can I sign another way please show me ? This is requirement for MCA Indian government website software for the same is available only for Windows 😅
Show threadmirabilosApr 13, 2024
@jaypatelani @rubenerd can you just print it out and sign it by hand? (This is why I am strongly in favour of a right to analogue life.)
Show threadJay 🚩 
@mirabilos @rubenerd I wish but they don't accept it :( there's no other way the Indian government has made this mandatory for many of Company ROC process which must be done via signed PDF. Sad part is signing hardware key manufacturers is Chinese company 🤣
Apr 13, 2024 at 5:51pmWeb