i don’t really have a reason to, as windows mostly just works, I’m wondering what benefits and downsides there are. will definitely dual boot at the beginning, but I’d be willing to fully move over if i like it

thanks guys :)

edit: also if there’s some recourse y’all could point me to so i can get some baseline knowledge on this stuff, that would be fantastic

  • somegeek@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    i don’t really have a reason to, as windows mostly just works

    well don’t switch then. nobody will benefit from convincing you to use linux.
    the main thing that got me into linux was the philosophy not the technicality. the philosophy of FOSS was and still is EXTREMELY amusing to me and very in line with my beliefs. so even when sometimes a FOSS system like linux is not working as good as the other proprietary alternatives (like windows), I still prefer and love the FOSS option and will put in time to make it work. I honestly think if you are not a follower of the philosophy, you won’t benefit as much from the ecosystem.

    • milkytoast@kbin.socialOP
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      1 year ago

      what i meant is there’s nothing wrong with windows in terms of it working, but I’m not a huge fan of my os being controlled by a massive corporation, and i love the concept of foss

      also I’ve seen good performance gains on other computer that I’ve installed Linux on, but i don’t use those enough to say that I’ve experienced linux