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should i switch to linux? (programming.dev)
submitted 17 hours ago by steam@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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i like gaming,browsing(brave),im open to using open source software like gimp,libreoffice,qbittorrent etc i don't really care about specific software other than brave.

i don't use steam,i use pirated games so they should work on whatever distro i will use.

i have no problems with learning more,searching,or posting about linux to learn. and im open to using terminal i already like it somewhat on windows.

my laptop that i will install linux on is msi gf63 with gtx 1650,i5-10500h,16gb ram,1tb ssd sata and 256gb ssd nvme.

so should i switch to linux? i feel like i don't exactly like where microsoft is taking windows to,but im not sure if my games will work on linux.

you can ask me more questions to see if my usage is supported or not by linux. im open to any easy distro. i don't relay on microsoft office or adobe apps or any of these things. my usage is pretty generic.

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[–] steam@programming.dev 3 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

why do you think firefox is better? i generally don't care about a corp Politics or historical errors. i care about current product as of now.

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 17 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Firefox is unlikely to ever sell your data or redirect websites or participate in a cryptoscam or show you advertisements with an adblocker on. Brave has done, at one point or another, all of that.

Plus firefox is not manifest v3, so you can actually have a safe browsing experience whereas all chromium based browsers are now inherently more vulnerable to malware thanks to google.

[–] KianaTabion@lemmy.today 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

all chromium based browsers are now inherently more vulnerable to malware thanks to google.

Could you explain why? While at it, would you be so kind to mention why security-focused projects like GrapheneOS and secureblue stick to Chromium-based browsers despite that?

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

https://grapheneos.org/usage#web-browsing

Chromium and their particular fork have much better exploit hardening via sandboxing.

My understanding is Firefox has better anti-fingerprinting and uBlock origin via manifest v2 support (or v2 features ported to v3).

The argument often used is malicious ads. Sandboxing and hardening largely mitigates ads that contain exploits, but it doesn't protect against social engineering, crypto mining, tracking, etc.

So I guess it comes down to your threat model and desired experience.

I personally prefer the uBlock origin experience, but an ad free experience and escape from targeted advertising was my target opsec when venturing into privacy.

[–] KianaTabion@lemmy.today 2 points 10 hours ago

Thanks! Your comment prompted me to check out this entry in uBlock Origin's documentation that also underlines why Firefox(-based browsers) work better for the purposes of content-blocking.

So I guess it comes down to your threat model and desired experience.

Can't agree more.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 hours ago

Past behavior can be a pretty good indicator of future behavior. Brave has done several shady things, and they will do more shady things in the future. It's just stupid to ignore that.

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

You could click the link already provided above. Just the Table of Contents at the top gives you a good overview about issues with Brave without reading anything else...