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What would it take for you to switch to Linux? (piefed.social)

submitted 21 hours ago by Ryoae@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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If you're already with Linux, this is not for you. This is for people who're indecisive or been contemplating for long about whether to make that jump.

For me, it's a matter of a few things. I'm on a Windows 10 version that guarantees me until 2032 of support. That means I would effectively skip Windows 11, like I already mostly have and potentially skip Windows 12 if that turns out to be a shitty choice. I'd be coming in right in time for whatever Microslop shits out for Win13.

Should Windows 13 suck, I think that's a consideration. Another consideration is when Valve keeps dropping support for certain Windows versions of Steam. Because I know for a fact they will drop Windows 10 support entirely one day and then Windows 11. I believe it is really stupid that they do this.

By the time my Windows 10 version expires, I'd be getting older, which means I'll probably care less and less about computer-related things. Going to Linux wouldn't be a problem since I'd be doing barebones things like browsing and checking e-mail.

And I'd also hope that by 2032, Linux would have better development like easier access to proprietary drivers and software among other things.

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[–] Poteau_Poutre@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I am curious about how Lightroom workflow is better that Darkable for you. I juste started to learn RAW photo editing with darktable and want to learn more about photography in general

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 1 points 10 hours ago

It's probably mostly a matter of getting used to the way Darktable does things and where it puts certain controls.

That's what Camera Raw's basic tab looks like (not my screenshot, I'm at the linux laptop right now). It has most of what I need for a photo to look "okay" before I dive into the other tabs for more in-depth edits. I'm sure Darktable has equivalent functions to all of those (they're very basic after all) but at least with the default UI presets, I need to look through many different tabs and modules with unfamiliar names to find them.

Then there's warnings like "White balance applied twice". Apparently I'm not allowed to use the white balance sliders because the color calibration module already applies white balance? But that module doesn't provide an intuitive way to select color temperature and tint?

I'm sure I could get used to all of that. But right now I don't have the time or energy to learn a completely new editing workflow from scratch. Many open source tools suffer from programmer UI syndrome (I'm allowed to say that, I'm a programmer myself). They do everything the lead maintainer needs them to do but you often need to be intimately familiar with the software's inner workings to understand what each control in the UI does. I don't want to think about the differences between "linear Bradford (ICC v4)", "non-linear Bradford" and "CAT16 (CIECAM16)" color calibration formulas, especially not when I've set my UI to "workflow: beginner". I just want to make my photo a tiny bit warmer. Give me sensible defaults and put the super detailed settings out of the way until I need them.