I used Linux for work. It was fine until we migrated to O365 from workspace. I've found enough workarounds that no one complains.
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My last 3 employers have let me use Linux on my work laptop, I've gone with Ubuntu each time, it has worked really well for me. I'm lucky that I get to use Linux since I work as a web dev, it often matches production more easily that way.
The vast majority of devs at my company uses desktop Linux (Ubuntu LTS). Though admittedly our IT department would prefer if we all used Windows.
Yeah anyone with that info is not gonna actually name the companies in question lol.
But i know four in Melbourne. And i can tell you that most serious server infrastructure is nix. Especially in ISPs, RADIUS babyyyy
I've noticed that some "mobility" startups are using Linux. E.g. companies working on electric or automated vehicles.
Some public places like libraries here in Denmark use Linux on their computers, but I don't know to what extent.
Current company's full windows, I use both as does the software I maintain. Retail/POS software.
Previous company used linux for trading. Fintech.
Previous previous used linux solely (well, my team did): Ubuntu for devs, product ran on modified Slackware. Large scale retail/POS.
In the US, a lot of Lowes Hardware Stores use Linux on their employee computers. Most movie theater projectors are running CentOS, and most movies that come in on hard drives are formatted to Ext2.
Up until several years ago our proprietary CAD CAM FEA software had GUI desktop linux support on SUSE or RHEL. They recently dropped GUI desktop version and only support nonGUI use going forward (for batch work), and dropped MacOS a few uears before that. I am hoping with thr uptick in Linux numbers they would reconsider at some point
Opengear in Brisbane; development teams often use Linux.
My company uses Ubuntu on a few products they sell to customers, but it's only a relative few devs that use desktop Linux as a daily driver.
A Turkish tech chain uses base Ubuntu, that is all I saw
At my prior company (we got bought out) the thin clients clearly ran a Linux system that then connected into a windows VM.
Thin clients, neat!
Is there a law that prevents employers from docking someone's salary by the expensive proprietary software you opt-in for, instead of using a free option?
What? No genuinely which company is docking employees for using unfree software. If anything it's the opposite.
I don't know of any, but I'd like to see it.
"Want to use Windows and Office? Here's the bill."
That would genuinely make sense though, proprietary software (especially paid proprietary software) costs more money for any company then open source software. Windows needs more maintenance then an ultra stable Linux distro like Debian or even an LTS release of Ubuntu or Fedora. Meanwhile Microshaft ensures that any document made with office doesn't look the same unless it's viewed with office.
No, it doesn't, because the cost of that software is on the business because it makes them money. This person is literally smoking crack if they think it should ever be on the employee. There is never, ever, ever a situation where an employee paying an employer is a good thing.
Yes, it makes sense. I just wonder if there's any laws that would prevent employers from doing this.
Why should there be? If someone wants more expensive software then they should pay for it.
I could seeseome countries passing laws to prevent people like graphic artists from being "discriminated against" due to their software needs.
I'm not saying it makes sense, but such laws might exist. And I want to know if they do
Graphic designers makes sense, also a PNG made in a proprietary program can be viewed with any photo viewer. Documents editors are completely different.
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Not us. And worse the guy in charge loves edge and hates firefox.