Wait, what. Windows 10 sends info on USB devices plugged in directly to Microsoft?
And it does that using pure HTTP?
https://pastebin.com/ttYp5rLg
You gotta be kidding me.
@rysiek @scroom
Any non-geek buying a win10 pc and clicking through will be sending a *mountain* of info to redmond.
Even a geek can't stop it entirely during install on a business pc. The only 100% cure is to cfg the router I suppose.
For a friend I'd... <screech!> ... well, I wouldn't let a friend use the thing or any ms code.
20 years ago I told everyone if they wouldn't use gnu/linux or bsd they could find another someone to help them. Lost exactly zero friends, but lost a lot of probs
20 years ago i hoped everyone would be using *nix. Today they are!
Everywhere but the desktop :-(
Websites are linux or bsd. Same for cell phones. Every top 100 super computer is linux. Alarms and control. Routers and other embedded systems...
At least the servers at work are linux.
@gemlog @scroom @rysiek There are already companies running Linux/BSD only on Desktop too. I have the advantage of owning the company and we run 3 busniess areas. All jobs are done Linux/BSD only. Mobile still some IOS stuff, but willing and more than happy to buy Librem 5 if they make it to the market. Actually there is only FOSS Software used on Desktop/Servers, changed VMWare to Promox too and it looks like its working out as expected.
@kmj @scroom @rysiek
I work only a few hours a day at just one place now, but I used to do IT for a bunch of places with 10-20 pc's. I mostly had everyone on linux eventually. 1) kill IE and give everyone FF 2) give everyone Ooffice (no libreoffice yet) 3) tbird for email 4) install linux and no one notices ;-)
1 mgr was a hold-out for msw. I took a screenshot, gave him the same wallpaper and put all his icons in the same place. He didn't notice ;-)
@gemlog @scroom @rysiek I do think, replacing Office with Open/LibreOffice and handling E-Mails with Thunderbird is the key to success. After that non-techie people don't care which OS they run on. Add DigiKam, Riot, Mastodon, and other stuff and they will be happy. Except brainwashed ones, angry they must learn something new. :-)
@kmj @scroom @rysiek Other than that one manager, I find people are pretty o/s agnostic. Especially at work.
Also, in the workplace you don't have to contend with games not working, which ties many ppl to windows at home.
Long ago I realized no on actually *needed* java on their winpc. So I took it off everywhere. PITA to update all the time. 1 secretary complained: games wouldn't work ;-)
Phones are another matter. apple fan boiz and gurlz. Same for (back in the day) blackberry fans.
@gemlog @scroom @rysiek in regards of phones I have to state, that IOS is running here too. I tried one Samsung Tablet, running Android 6/7, but this is unusable for Business Phones/Tablet. I tried to set it up without Google, Fdroid only. Was partially possible, but in background things are still running, trying to call home. Firewall without root only tries to block outoing and don't start from time to time, so things can call home again. Librem5 hopefully clears this for us.
@kmj @scroom @rysiek
Yes. Not only the brand loyalty. Phones pose a technical problem. I had high hopes of a pure-play linux phone a few times, but... hasn't panned out yet.