This seems like it should be more of a "write-up" type of offense, rather than skipping straight to terminating employment. This is a vigil, not a protest. Microsoft: "how dare you mourn those killed by a genocidal regime."
BTW - what is everyone's favorite non-MS suite of office programs? I've been using Only Office, but curious what others think.
100% LibreOffice https://www.libreoffice.org/
Seconded! Been using the suite for years and it rocks. It's also multi-OS compatible, which is super handy.
I never understand how people are surprised with this sort of thing happens.
They did something on company property that the company probably would not approve of and got let go for it. And it sounds like they seem to think they company should be providing space to do it.
People really should learn to keep their political opinions out of the office where your opinions might run counter to the person that controls your ability to pay your bills.
We all knew that Microsoft wasn't a good company. Let this news motivate you to switch to GNU/Linux.
just deleted windows earlier and am no longer dual booting 👐 Linux is pain but the pain is worth it
I am waiting for the gaming industry to make it worthwhile. Anti cheat is a bitch
The goalposts have moved to hopefully their final position
99% of my games don't work! I'm not switching!
About half of my games don't work, I'm not swiching!
20% of my games don't work but the ones that do are all perfect, I'm not switching!
10% of my games don't work and Valve is pushing for functioning anticheat with EasyAntiCheat and BattleEye, i'm not switching!
You are here → 0.1% of my games don't work because of holdout companies being assholes and going out of their way to specifically block Linux despite the massive success of the Steam Deck, I'm not switching!
At some point you have to ask yourself if it's the companies thats holding you back or if it's really actually you who are holding yourself back. Switching is gonna always require some kind of sacrifice or another, and currently that sacrifice has never been this minimal.
Either that, or you are just the kind of person who enjoys being a contrarian and has no interest in actually contributing anything meaningful.
No it literally doesn’t work it’s not compatible. Also don’t be a bitch Linux does not have the same perfect out of box play. Every game I can just run it without needing to worry about it being compatible. You literally need to use Proton which is *hint *hint compatibility layer that is not 100% compatible. There are games I literally can never play because it’s Linux. Also I have to manually add scripts to the startup which is not beginner friendly. Troubleshooting took me more time than windows ever did so no excuses from you Linux lovers I never once needed to troubleshoot running the OS from start. Also if you are using a 4K screen in 2024 not a single one of them works except for a few like Pop to me this is the only embarrassing part.
Honestly it sounds like you suck more than linux does, because I have never had any of those problems. My 4k monitors have all worked perfectly, and with wayland i have a successful mixed resolution/scaling/refresh rate setup.
If anyone is being a bitch, its you. You sound salty as fuck. I kind of hope you don't switch so the linux community doesnt have to put up with your awful attitude.
Oh, and no shit you need Proton. Thats not even worth discussing.
Average response when I ask for help with linux on forums. Also pot meet kettle on the attitude dude.
No it literally doesn’t work it’s not compatible. Also don't be a bitch...
That is a really interesting way of asking for help. Next time I need help, I'll try being obstinate and predetermining that the thing I need help with just doesn't work while calling them a bitch and see how that goes.
I usually try actually asking for help and refrain from calling the person I'm talking to a bitch.
Can none of yall read usernames? Not the same guy
I still dualboot because I have games that don't work right, but every instance of that in my case seems to be problems with DXVK. In some cases, but not all, I've noticed it severely degrades performance, and in others, it seems to break certain features, such as streaming video. I actually had one game that I finished about 90% of before I encountered a sequence with a projector playing a video with important information. That would only display on Windows without DXVK, which was... unpleasant.
Of course, the most extreme DXVK problem I ever encountered was about two years ago, but I can't remember what game it was. What I do remember, however, is the extreme and rapid flashing it caused as the visuals horribly corrupted. IMO, DXVK functionality seems to still be one of the bigger hurdles.
So the projector thing isnt from DXVK, but rather from the Windows Media Foundation library. Basically, there are a bunch of video codecs that are completely illegal to reimplement locally because of the patents on them.
The good news is that Valve is working on a major workaround, and just pushed it out to Proton Experimental recently. They've had okay-to-good support for video codecs up until recently (they pushed out some fixes for it right around after you had that problem), and now it should be moving towards great-to-perfect.
Relax. Choice of operating system is entirely a personal one and you're turning it into some kind of obligation.
There's no goalposts to move because it's not a debate. You've never spoken to that person before and all you know about them is that they don’t personally feel ready to switch. Don’t be cringe
I think that talking about how you want to switch but then claim the thing you want to switch to sucks because of totally fabricated reasons is cringe.
I don't think everyone should switch, but i do think that people walking around spouting out bullshit that they clearly have no idea about should be called out and shut down.
It can be a political decision tbh.
Unionize
remember this when they talk about being gay friendly or anything else even remotely "woke"
I don't expect companies to be doing that much anymore.
Why would you organise this on company headquarters without the consent of the company?
If you tell your employers that you hate the way they operate, what do you think is going to happen?
This is a Neoliberal anthem: rights are for citizens; employees need to sit down and STFU.
Why do we reject tyranny.gov, but embrace tyranny.com?
You can go on a protest whenever you want. Don't expect your employers to be enthusiastic about it if you organise one in your workplace, however.
This.
It's called a protest. Social movements protest to get a message across.
You think they'd get permission?
Also, this isn't really a protest.. A vigil. Microsoft is a trash corporation. None of this is surprising.
Well, given the kind of company, it's not like you'd obtain a consent if you asked. They're too busy getting that Israeli money.
If you work for a company, you're a representative of that company. If you disagree with the businesses they work with, don't work for that company.
Or if you really have a problem and want to express yourself, don't do it at your workplace. It's stupid.
If you work for a company, you’re a representative of that company.
I'm not. Corporate is paying for my work (and barely, at that, given current rates), not for my ethics or for my ethical standing before other people who might not work at the company. If you believe otherwise, you might have been brainwashed by corporate-paid education.
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