Even OpenGL on Linux is miles behind OpenGL on Windows. Unfortunately, AAA games aren't coming to Linux in any meaningful way because OpenGL is miles behind DirectX for performance. I made that post from Windows 8.1 because I just got a new graphics card and have been beating on it with COD Advanced Warfare.īut yes, I hate doing almost anything in Windows now because it's a system I can't trust. It's not all doom and gloom however as it is nice to get to play with new software, and dealing with Microsoft's unending problems they throw at you is just part of the sysadmin lifestyle. ![]() We won't be deploying it everywhere of course, as certain labs rely on software that won't work with 10 yet, but in basic areas where it's pretty much just Windows + Office + Internet, or software development where they always demand the latest Visual Studio (which also just came out - see what I have to deal with?) then sure, we are deploying it and it's good PR. ![]() If we don't deploy WinX now, we may have to wait until this time next year, by which time no doubt there will be Windows 11, and we just look continually out of date and constantly trying to play catch up with what the students expect. #Windows 10 disable outlook account settings are out of date fullFor example until Autodesk started giving free licenses to education users, we used to get formal complaints that we did not have classrooms full of the latest Master Suite (~$10,000 a license) software because 'that's what the students are using at home'. We are under increasing pressure from students to provide the 'latest and greatest' and we have to compete with what they can pirate at home. ![]() We have our yearly 'big changes' maintenance window from now until 1st September which is when the students come back.
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