From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com>
To: orzodk <orzodk@fastmail.com>, Greg Minshall <minshall@umich.edu>
Cc: Ypo <ypuntot@gmail.com>, Org-mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: OS advice
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2023 18:15:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a4a87f2a-27a3-24ca-c319-b08ffd19225@panix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2eds7z2x9.fsf@ioa48nv.localdomain>
Why not use a linux live disk and take the operating system for a spin
without disrupting any of windows? The live cd's allow for trial before
installation.
Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
.
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023, orzodk wrote:
> Greg Minshall <minshall@umich.edu> writes:
>
> > Ypo,
> >
> >> Do you think that if I install a Linux OS, Orgmode would run fast? Any
> >> OS suggestion?
> >
> > it might (*). if it's not too hard to install linux (i have no idea), you
> > might figure out some sort of benchmark for your org experience, then
> > try switching, see what happens. (there are a lot of variables.)
> >
> > good luck. Greg
> >
> > (*) as a linux enthusiast, and a knee-jerk windows-denier, i want to
> > *believe* it will; that mostly unfounded belief will be of little help
> > to you, though.
>
> I'm in a similar boat, Linux enthusiast, but you're at a point of
> frustration where reinstalling an OS is an option then unless you're
> looking for an execuse to install Linux you might start by reinstalling
> Windows.
>
> If a fresh copy of Windows with years(?) of cruft removed still isn't
> suitable then you might do as Greg suggests and try Linux to see if you
> prefer that experience.
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-06 23:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-01-06 19:46 OS advice Ypo
2023-01-06 20:08 ` Greg Minshall
2023-01-06 22:57 ` orzodk
2023-01-06 23:15 ` Jude DaShiell [this message]
2023-01-07 0:35 ` briangpowell
2023-01-06 23:24 ` Tim Cross
2023-01-07 0:18 ` Jude DaShiell
2023-01-07 12:32 ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-01-07 22:26 ` Ypo
2023-01-07 22:30 ` Thomas Paulsen
2023-01-07 22:22 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2023-01-07 22:27 ` Jude DaShiell
2023-01-07 22:28 ` Ypo
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