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The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice (blog.documentfoundation.org)

submitted 2 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/linux@programming.dev

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The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and organisations with a difficult choice: should they upgrade to Windows 11, or completely rethink their work environment?

The good news? You don’t have to follow Microsoft’s upgrade path. There is a better option that puts control back in the hands of users, institutions, and public bodies: Linux and LibreOffice. Together, these two programmes offer a powerful, privacy-friendly and future-proof alternative to the Windows + Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

The move to Windows 11 isn’t just about security updates. It increases dependence on Microsoft through aggressive cloud integration, forcing users to adopt Microsoft accounts and services. It also leads to higher costs due to subscription and licensing models, and reduces control over how your computer works and how your data is managed. Furthermore, new hardware requirements will render millions of perfectly good PCs obsolete.

This is a turning point. It is not just a milestone in a product’s life cycle. It is a crossroads.

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[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’ve helped two “normies” movie this week because they reached out after they saw the chatter on social (Instagram of all places).

This topic seems to be causing you some stress for something that probably doesn’t have a big impact on you personally.

This isn’t going to be a tidal wave as change is slow. People are hyping it because hype drives attention and being hopeful and positive drives change better than negativity and pessimism.

Again, just scroll past the posts rather than engage if the content isn’t what you’re interested in.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't have a big impact on anybody. Which is the point. The friction IS the impact.

The hype drives attention if you're targeting the people that don't already know. That's not what's happening, regardless of your impromptu Instagram IT advice anecdotal experience.

Hype driving attention also doesn't work if the product you're hyping doesn't do the thing it needs to do the way the people you're marketing it at need it to.

Acknowledging either of those things is not negativity or pessimism. If we're talking about pushing for open source software as a community then denying or ignoring the practical issues is not helpful. OSS isn't a religion where you proselitize, facts be damned. It's meant to be a project for an alternative way of handling software development. That video I linked is not an attack, or a bummer, it's a hopeful sign that contributors and developers often have more clarity on the situation and the work left to do than the user-level advocates and activist forum posters.

[–] SufferingSteve@feddit.nu 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let people be excited about this if they want, I don't think it will matter that much tbh.

Let other people suggest Linux to their friends as an alternative, maybe some of them stick to using it, while others just conclude it's crap and move on.

You should really wonder why you get so upset from this though, it seems to cause you real harm that people might be wrong on the internet.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 0 points 2 days ago

I don't need to wonder. I get "so upset" because I hang out here a bunch and it's boring and repetitive to see the same posts every single day. Especially when they're kinda weird, wrong and self-defeating.

I'm also not super inclined to letting the Linux/OSS community play the "you're mad at people being wrong on the Internet" card. Holy crap, is this place not the place to do that with any self-righteousness or moral high ground. In a conversation about lack of self-awareness that may be the biggest instance yet.