[leansensei]

Since 1997 here -- still my OS of choice, for desktops, laptops, and servers. I enjoy FreeBSD and NetBSD too, but Debian feels like "home". No surprises, no gotchas, no telemetry, no nonsense.

Every time I have to use my Windows 10 corporate laptop, I become even more bewildered that people actually tolerate such a farce as their daily computing environment.

[omgmajk]

You and I are quite alike it seems, Linux always on some device, server, laptop since 1997 - Debian is home.

I do tolerate Windows to some extent however, it doesn't bother me too much. But that might be the gaming nerd inside talking.

[NegativeK]

Fellow Debianer that visits Windows.

It's fine when I'm derping around in Photoshop or something, but it's infuriating for actual work.

Debian is home.

[seabass-labrax]

Are you aware of Photopea? It's FOSS and a very capable alternative to Photoshop. It evens runs smoothly on my old Android 5 tablet.

https://www.photopea.com/

[NegativeK]

I've tried a few of the FLOSS photography tools. I'm impressed with them, but I prefer the Adobe suite for how I work.

There's also a few other tools like Fusion 360, games, etc. that I prefer having Windows around for.

[seabass-labrax]

I used to keep a Windows installation to hand on a disk, but after I realised that I hadn't booted into it for over two years I started using FLOSS operating systems exclusively.

Re. photography, do any specific features of Photoshop come to mind that you miss in free alternatives?

[omgmajk]

I am very averse to online only tools. I don't really like using them in the browser at all. I don't get this trend.

If I do graphics I mainly use Gimp or InkScape but I don't do any of that very often. Mostly I just code or game.

[vladislavv]

With steam and proton why bother?

[omgmajk]

Most of my games don't really work with Proton very well. Also nvidia gpu which is very weird to fix. On this particular computer I run windows with an MX VM where I do most of my work. On other computers I run Debian or MX.