We in engineering are allowed to use whatever the heck we want so long as IT agrees that it is useful and safe and costs less than other options.

So we run a bunch of open source stuff. But the biggest one is Python. We connect arduinos and rpies to run complex machines. Meanwhile CAD runs on windows unfortunately along with all the bullshit spreadsheet, word and PowerPoint.

Linux is awesome and I see Windows day’s numbered. So long piece of shit obsolescence software! One day you will be no more.

If I was forced to use windows at any job I would find another job.

I’m a Linux sysadmin. I was issued a Windows laptop. But I have been allowed to add a second NVME drive to it that has Debian 12 installed. So Debian 12 has been my main working environment.

I also have a desktop in my cube running Windows.

I rarely boot my laptop to windows. But if I need to do something with modifying Windows smb shares or active directory I just remote into my Windows Desktop. I’m also running a ssh server on my windows desktop so about half of my windows active directory work is done via powershell over ssh.

Yes – And it sucks balls.

Some people in a different department of the company do work with Linux. And some get Macs.

IT intern, yeah I am kinda forced to use Windows. I am also in charge of reformatting computers and installing OSs, so technically I could just sneak a little ventoy drive in and dual boot if I was a little sneaky about it, but I’m specifically grinding work contacts and don’t wanna jeopardize that for any reason right now.

Software engineer. Last company that made me use Windows was one I left 3 years ago I think. Since then it’s been MacOS or LInux, and I love both. I actually prefer Linux at home and MacOS for work. Just add brew (obviously) and a tiling window manager and I’m done. With Linux at home I tinker more, I actually used to use Gentoo for gaming…

Yes. Its their network and their systems and they pay me to use their tools. Thats the only reason i touch windows.

My last job was with a startup and they let me pick my rig. I went native linux and they all thought i was looney. 3 months later i had converted 2 coworkers to use ubuntu.

sure am and it fucking sucks

just today I ran into a new issue - when you try to close an Excel document without saving, it asks if you want to merge your changes with the server.

I do not, I want to close without saving, so I choose no.

then it asks if I want to save the document.

I do not, I want to close without saving, so I choose don’t save

The document finally closes. I reopen the document, and guess what’s there? my unsaved changes. if I try to close the document, the cycle repeats.

Microsoft fucking removed the ability to close a document without saving

I tried this on Windows 10 on one computer and Windows 11 on another computer with the exact same behavior

Just mac. That used to be a flex.

Yep, and I fucking hate every minute of it…

Yes, but maybe it’s not so bad. It creates a clear separation between work and play. Windows is for boring work and office stuff. Linux is the happy place at home.

Yeah, I only use that hot mess of an OS when I get paid to use it lmao

My job involves maintaining Linux servers so there are no problems with Linux as my desktop.

Currently Arch Linux as the desktop OS.

Nope: My lathe runs Linux.

Mac at work. Yabai+sketchybar is no i3wm replacement, but it works ok.

My .zshrc is basically the same as I use on my personal computers, and aside from a few coreutils differences it…kinda just works. I have apt aliased to brew so I can feel more at home.

Stock terminal works fine—I use xterm on Linux, so I’m used to relying on tmux for nice features anyway.

Basically, I miss the window manager, but practically speaking that’s a about it. (I obviously have xscreensaver installed!)