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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

First off I interpreted your words to mean that Linux will attempt to download updates whether you want it to or not. And probably install them. I do not think them evil if they do, just another reason for me not to go Linux.
Anyway enlighten me.

Enlightenment:

linux is all about what you want. It will never attempt to download updates unless you specifically tell it to. You have the choice to configure scheduled updates.
linux will never demand anything of you. linux will offer suggestions if you ask it to, and is perfectly content without fussing, whatever you choose.

If you do schedule updates to happen on their own, it does not interrupt your work. It does not require rebooting either. I can count the number of times where a linux update, scheduled or manual, caused me consternation, on the fingers of, um, zero hands.

Mandatory reboots are when it arbitrarily reboots when you are working something with or without a warning to save your work. Or reboots when you have been working on something, but are away from your desk to eat, talk to someone, fed the fishes etc. Maybe it warned you, maybe it didn't. Or when you are watching a show on your computer in bed and have just rolled over to listen to the last 5 minutes while you doze off and sudden silence. I am annoyed by this so I just can't drift off. Got to wait till it finishes, put in the password, find the show again. Really annoyed by the time this is over. Happens at least once a week.

And that is exactly what linux doesn't do. EVER.
Even when you choose to reboot, it always starts up again immediately.

And based on what you have said, is my impression, which I think I qualified at the time that you are a Linux user wrong? Or even pejorative. I certainly hope that I didn't imply or state you are totally ignorant on the subject. I can use Linux, IOS and Android and quite often help people with who use these OS regularly. I can always look things up and usually fix them.

You are entirely correct that I am a linux user. What is your point?

Can't say I am sensitive enough to get even a little bent out of shape if someone implied, hinted or outdate stated that I was less than an expert in all or any, including Windows. Because I know I am not.

Helen

You mentioned subscriptions in the middle of a discussion about Windows itself. I assumed you were talking about Windows itself as a subscription. Innocent confusion.

You then dismissed everything I said on the grounds that: "Of course you are a Linux person from what I gather so not expected to be up to date on Microsoft[...]".

Implying that since I am a linux person, I fundamentally cannot have any idea what you were talking about.

Note: I am assuming that you must have meant something with that statement, therefore you must have meant this.
From the context of my previous comments, I clearly know more than a bit, or at least think I do .

A decision tree: either I

1. know what I am talking about when it comes to Windows/MS.
2. don't know what I am talking about when it comes to Windows/MS, and cheerfully admit it.
3. don't know what I am talking about when it comes to Windows/MS, and make embarrassing comments that show my pretend knowledge.

I am clearly not #2.
You assumed based on my status as a linux person that I am not #1 either.
Thus you must be assuming #3.



There was absolutely no need whatsoever, regardless of any other factor or topic of discussion that came up now or then or anywhere in between, to hypothesize about my familiarity with MS/Windows, as it certainly did not advance the conversation at the time.

That you made that entirely unnecessary comment anyway, came across entirely the wrong way.