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Discussion on: Is using Linux really productive?

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Austin S. Hemmelgarn

Counterpoints as a Linux user:

  1. WSL2 is not perfect, and still doesn't solve a number of the issues with Windows in general (such as the brain-dead VFS layer or the requirement to pay extra to get a usable system). It also has no ability to actually interact with hardware in many ways, making it completely useless for some things (such as data recovery from just about anything except Windows).
  2. You shouldn't need to do this with an OS in the first place. Period. There is no reason that an OS should include this much crap that most users will never need (this is one of my big arguments against KDE on Linux FWIW). On top of that, you just can't get rid of some things.
  3. Whether this matters depends very heavily on what industry you're in. If you're just coding, there's not much reason that you should need anything that's Windows-only unless you're making Windows apps (in which case you shouldn't be on Linux at all). Some other areas may need some Windows apps, but quite often there are decent options that either run fine on Windows or work well enough under Proton (screw regular Wine, Proton works much better in most cases).