Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux

Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by jniedrauer on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:14AM (#19596885)

Windows is pretty hackable. Unfortunately, the documentation is pretty spotty and often outdated. And you can't go read the source code when you get stuck.

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by NullPrefix on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:41AM (#19597029)

Most of these "hacks" require messing with windows registry or other parts which eventually get partially overwritten by a system update and you're left with a partially usable system at best.

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by paulcarroty on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:25AM (#19596931)

> Windows is pretty hackable.

OK, give me sources of Windows bootloader 'cause I need, for example, draw a green animated dragon instead MS logo. And put this dragon inside Cortana logo.

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by jniedrauer on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:30AM (#19596957)

I have actually changed the graphics of the windows boot sequence, back when I worked on an OEM image. A lot of OEMs do it.

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by gus_massa on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:35AM (#19596993)

Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfNw5cKY6qI (Disclaimer: I didn't try it.)

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by rhn_mk1 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:40AM (#19597024)

It used to be possible to change the boot screen on Windows 9x :)

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by ai_ia on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:50AM (#19597077)

Yeah, I remember changing the bootloader windows image to something fancy back then.

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux by ganeshkrishnan on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:54AM (#19597110)

It was a simple .bmp image that you had to replace

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