• daniyeg@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    they would prefer you use their pirated software rather than using their alternatives. if you aren’t someone that would be paying for it anyway, this is the desirable outcome for them. stick it to them by abandoning their platforms all together.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    So my company pays for Adobe, and I fucking hate it. I have to re-sign in multiple times a day because I own and use daily two personal computers, and my work computer.

    They only allow two at a time, so it’s just a constant hassle of entering authentication numbers.

    People who steal this software literally have a better experience than I do.

      • Maalus@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        If your company finds out (and they will) you’ll get fired so fast you wouldn’t even know what hit you. Never fuck around with licenses when they are provided to you by an employer. Some formats have metadata that gets saved, some companies do audits etc.

        • meliaesc@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          I’m not understanding why anyone would use their corporate license on a personal computer in the first place.

          • Maalus@lemmy.world
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            10 months ago

            Yeah, that’s already iffy, never do personal stuff on work computer and vice versea.

            • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              10 months ago

              My org got Lastpass, and they’re like “you can use it on your home computer too!”

              Yeah absolutely not doing that.

              Then the data breach happened. Very happy I didn’t do that!

              • Maalus@lemmy.world
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                10 months ago

                You should use password managers. It doesn’t matter where you get your “key” from. Worried about cloud, there is always keepass.

                • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                  10 months ago

                  Yeah, but not Lastpass. And I wouldn’t use the same password manager’s account for work AND home. I use BitWarden at home. My work switched to 1pass after Lastpass was breached.

          • meathorse@lemmy.world
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            10 months ago

            Quite a few products allow for this home use. Aids with training, familiarisation and locking users into their ecosystem. I’ve been able to do this a few times to help learn complex programs.

            Completely legit with Adobe as far as I’m aware - since there is only the one licence available via online check-in so can’t be used on more than one at a time.

            Autodesk is similar - used to have an allowance for a training/home use licence (may have been extra), even the common Office 365 corp licence allows for up to 5 installations and doesn’t really care where you install it.

            Corp data on a home device or using your own gear for WFH is another story though.

    • Petter1@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      Set up adobe account access , so you don’t have the hassle with numbers, only a click on the notification of the account access app.

    • EddoWagt@feddit.nl
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      10 months ago

      So annoying, same for Deezer, which also allows 2 devices at once (atleast with my subscription), when you switch between a work pc, home desktop with a dual boot and a laptop, it can get quite annoying. Luckily the login process is really quick

      • Petter1@lemm.ee
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        10 months ago

        I‘d expect a music service to be installed on many devices only allowing x numbers of streams. At least Apple Music is like that.

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I really like Firefox, but its already free? Can someone please slap a price tag on it so I can feel good about downloading and using it for free?

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Personally, I’ve been really happy with Tiny11.

    It’s basically Windows 11 without all the bloat, spyware and other annoying anti-features. Switching from Windows 11 to Tiny11 took my 2019 ThinkPad from a boot time of over two minutes to under 10 seconds with all other performance aspects similarly improved as far as I can tell!

    It’s basically the best of all worlds as far as I’m concerned. And without financially incentivizing Microsoft to keep screwing their end users too!

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It is not a good idea to use Tiny11. It is a TOS violation at best and a massive security risk a worst.

      You can use Windows 11 Pro with group policy to turn everything off

    • Tixanou@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Tiny11 looks very sus honestly, you shouldn’t trust random ISOs. Even if the dev may seem trustworthy, it is really hard to know if the OS is infected.

      I’d recommend replacing Tiny11 with AtlasOS, which is open-source :)

    • Kethal@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      It’s got a picture showing it using 1.1 GB of memory, which for Windows 11 and 10 is really good, but it’s also a testament to how absurdly bloated Windows is that even a stripped down version can’t get under 1 GB.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        On a laptop with 8GB+ though (or probably even half that), Tiny11 feels like Ned Flanders’ ski suit: does everything you want it to easily without getting in the way.

          • PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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            10 months ago

            Perhaps it’s a use case thing, but I’m not having too much trouble with it. Granted, I’m not a server administrator, so that might affect things.

            • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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              10 months ago

              All I wanted to do was install and play a Windows game outside of Steam and I tried everything the documentation and people here on Lemmy (who swore up and down that it’s the easiest thing in the world, like every Linux advocate always does) recommended for TWO WEEKS without getting this simple task accomplished before reaching “fuck this bullshit” and switching to Tiny11.

    • jrgd@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      Do note that this system is liable to leave your computer vulnerable as it has no way to update itself from within the OS.

      This image would be fine for booting short-term VMs as long as you periodically rebuild and reinstall it, but not ready for consumer use.

      • shadowtofu@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Are you sure that it cannot be updated? The GitHub readme sounds like updating Tiny11 Core is impossible (and it also lacks Windows Defender), implying that Tiny 11 can in fact be updated.

        • jrgd@lemm.ee
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          10 months ago

          From the Github README:

          Also, for the very first time, introducing tiny11 core builder! A more powerful script, designed for a quick and dirty development testbed. Just the bare minimun, none of the fluff. This script generates a significantly reduced Windows 11 image. However, it’s not suitable for regular use due to its lack of serviceability - you can’t add languages, updates, or features post-creation. tiny11 Core is not a full Windows 11 substitute but a rapid testing or development tool, potentially useful for VM environments.

          It literally says that it cannot be updated from a built OS install. You need to reinstall tiny11 by rebuilding the install image with a newer Windows 11 base image. Obviously it would be best to do this every time there is a security patch release for Windows 11.

          • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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            10 months ago

            EDIT3: VM not tested yet, but an issue on the GitHub seems to corroborate my initial assumption.

            Dude. That’s one user making an incorrect assumption. I’ve used it as my laptop daily driver for several months and updated a few times. It did NOT turn into Windows 11.

            • jrgd@lemm.eeEnglish
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              10 months ago

              If that is the case, the developer should have likely noted otherwise before closing the issue as the final piece of discussion. That is good to know that your experience hasn’t dropped the OS into base Windows 11. If as you say is true, the developer should also really spend some time cleaning up the README and clarify that base Tiny11 can actually be updated in-OS. I will still test in a VM later today to confirm that Tiny11 doesn’t actually erode or degrade on update for myself.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Do note that this system is liable to leave your computer vulnerable as it has no way to update itself from within the OS.

        Yeah, as shsdowtofu points out below, you’re thinking of Tiny11 Core, which is the extra stripped down version that’s not recommended for most users.

        Tiny11 can update just fine, it just won’t nag you to immediately update all the time like regular windows does.

        I’ve been using Tiny11 as my secondary daily driver (my desktop main is stil running Windows 10) for a few months now, updating roughly once a month (with the option to do it more often if I want to) with absolutely no problems.

    • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
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      10 months ago

      *Krita. Especially with the AI Image Generation plugin, it’s much more of a Photoshop alternative than GIMP.

        • Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          Oh,you want arguments? I’ll give you arguments:

          • prehistoric interface.
          • the stupid thing don’t have CMYK mode, the most basic thing needed if you work with graphics.
          • lack of adjusting layers a.k.a. non-destructive editing.
          • It will lock up and lose your work for apparently no reason. I lost a graphic due to a crash because I made the incredibly challenging action of changing a font. It also cannot handle big files at all.
          • It’s so. Fucking. Slow.
          • That stupid, infantile, childish, emotionally stunted name.

          There’s more but I’m not in the mood of reliving the time I had with this turd.

          “Oh but they have X features on the roadmap”. Yeah, and today is the year of Linux on desktop. I don’t care. I need a functional software now, not in some undisclosed future.

          • 999999999@lemmy.ml
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            10 months ago

            Ok thanks, btw I asked genuinely, I have just used Gimp twice, and obviously I did not investigate in detail other alternatives. Don’t know why people get so agitated over it.

            • Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world
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              10 months ago

              Sure, no problem. People get agitaded because it gets recommended over and over again, and gimp is a piece of software that does not deserve this kind of recognition, at all. It should either be completely revamped and get a new name, or completely forgotten in favor of better alternatives like Krita.

    • accideath@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Linux, great. Blender, great. But hell, I‘d rather pay for Photoshop than using gimp (or Krita). In reality I’m doing neither since my work pays for Photoshop for me and I only use my Linux machine for gaming. I do sometimes miss paint.net since I stopped using Windows.