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Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare (www.lifewire.com)

submitted 5 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 54 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (15 children)

At work, we have a strict ban on purchasing any laboratory equipment that requires Windows. After about a year, several of our suppliers have been pressured to offer Linux support, precisely because we don’t have time for windows shenanigans on a $100k piece of advanced benchtop hardware. We just got our first oscilloscope with Red Hat preinstalled.

Also, regular people aren’t buying PCs as much as they used to. The PC is now a workplace and enthusiast device. Everyone else uses mobile.

[–] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 22 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The oldest version of Win I used was 95 about 2 years ago on chromatography machine (I think hplc or gas).

It is to my knowledge still in use in the school because the software don't run on newer machines. The teacher told me that he don't know what will he do when it dies. It isn't really an issue on Linux.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It might be worth trying it in Wine. It has great support for older software especially.

Within the past year I have compiled new software for Windows 98.

In a lab environment, it’s important to strictly control software versions and understand thoroughly what gets updated. We also want the ability to use the same version of software indefinitely if it meets our needs.

[–] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

I think that there are more issues like archaic connectors and stuff like that. You can't find new hardware with 30yo standard io.

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