Well, even when I'm running Windows, I still need a virtual XP box. The VPN at work has the policy set where everything but local IPs get forced through the VPN. This means any outside connection goes through work's filtering, which means no BitTorrent, very restricted web browsing, and no expectation of privacy.
Even needing windows to get things done under Linux wouldn't necessarily be a killer, if there were enough things that were not possible under Windows, or were at least much easier under Linux. There just aren't. It's not an absolute killer, if I had strong feelings about it or there were an issue like Windows cost $1000 or something, I could live with Linux just fine, it's been really a fairly pleasant experience overall.
In prior attempts I've spend hours and sometimes days trying to get trivial stuff working, like just being able to print at all. That's really not a problem anymore, but there are still enough irritations to make it not worth it.
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Date: 2009-12-15 04:28 pm (UTC)Even needing windows to get things done under Linux wouldn't necessarily be a killer, if there were enough things that were not possible under Windows, or were at least much easier under Linux. There just aren't. It's not an absolute killer, if I had strong feelings about it or there were an issue like Windows cost $1000 or something, I could live with Linux just fine, it's been really a fairly pleasant experience overall.
In prior attempts I've spend hours and sometimes days trying to get trivial stuff working, like just being able to print at all. That's really not a problem anymore, but there are still enough irritations to make it not worth it.