I use Linux on all my devices. Have done so for years. But hot take: the Windows PC that is issued to me by work, and managed by the IT department, is actually not that bad. Basically every major complaint that people tend to have about Windows is already mitigated for me by Global Policy stuff and whatnot that IT configures. I get updates that are only LTS type releases, and am provided with ample warning so it never interrupts my work or anything.
But on my personal devices? I would hate to go back to actually managing a Windows PC for myself. Fedora is just simple.
If you know the group policy that will make my fans stop for the first time since I was forced to upgrade to 11, I will be forever in your debt. I do have admin privileges to the AD despite being pretty clueless to all things microsoft.
I have all the keys to all the things and the delegation authority to farm out what I don’t know enough about. I’m not going to go lick the mains, but I have they the key to the building’s electrical cage.
Group Policy and Windows Server Update Services fix a huge amount of issues in corporate domains. If you know PowerShell and Active Directory, a windows fleet is easy to manage. Linux has nothing like the above except for auth through LDAP.
I use Linux on all my devices. Have done so for years. But hot take: the Windows PC that is issued to me by work, and managed by the IT department, is actually not that bad. Basically every major complaint that people tend to have about Windows is already mitigated for me by Global Policy stuff and whatnot that IT configures. I get updates that are only LTS type releases, and am provided with ample warning so it never interrupts my work or anything.
But on my personal devices? I would hate to go back to actually managing a Windows PC for myself. Fedora is just simple.
If you know the group policy that will make my fans stop for the first time since I was forced to upgrade to 11, I will be forever in your debt. I do have admin privileges to the AD despite being pretty clueless to all things microsoft.
I have no idea
I think I might know where your companies AD/GPO issues stem from.
(Not blaming you specifically; just your company’s general security posture)
I have all the keys to all the things and the delegation authority to farm out what I don’t know enough about. I’m not going to go lick the mains, but I have they the key to the building’s electrical cage.
The last three jobs I had were like this. I’m a web developer with an interest in IT, so after a few months I always get to manage all of the IT. 🥹
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Group Policy and Windows Server Update Services fix a huge amount of issues in corporate domains. If you know PowerShell and Active Directory, a windows fleet is easy to manage. Linux has nothing like the above except for auth through LDAP.