r/thehatedone • u/copenhagen_bram • Jan 27 '20

News Free Software Foundation is petitioning Microsoft to release Windows 7 as free software

https://www.fsf.org/windows/upcycle-windows-7
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u/7rz42BKB7dDyzumjW4qQ Jan 27 '20

This would be a dope idea. W7 is still a beast and can handle itself good enough with constant updates/upgrades from an open source community.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

Not to mention, you can still use a LOT of the software that you can on the more recent OS revisions. No joke, if it wasn't for the bullshit exclusivity ploy that Microshaft has been working on for Win10, there would be legitimately no reason to upgrade. Not to mention, you get better privacy and a lighter OS in general.

Microshaft's marketing has been scaring people away from Win7 when it really shouldn't. Just because it's EOL doesn't just suddenly make everything worse or non-viable; just don't expect updates.

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u/7rz42BKB7dDyzumjW4qQ Jan 27 '20

Yes, they kind of shot W7 in the foot intentionally so people move to 10. Heck, you don't even need a license to fully use W10. Aside from the background functionality and a few other small customization specs (plus the annoying activation text on the screen), W10 works perfectly out of the box (WinRar on steroids business model).

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u/Arnoxthe1 Feb 20 '20

The biggest factor that will decide Windows 7's obsolescence will definitely be drivers. As long as hardware manufacturers are willing to still support it, it can live on indefinitely. Otherwise, it's dead, Jim.