Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square194linkfedilinkarrow-up1514arrow-down18
arrow-up1506arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square194linkfedilink
minus-squarelemmyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 hours agoFor me: Solidworks, TwinCAT (lol @ plc software built on top of windows…and it’s one of the more open ones)
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoYeah the TwinCAT situation is absurd, pretty much like with SCADAs, wtf why would you use Windows when you need a reliable OS? Luckily Beckhoff is working on a BSD based TwinCAT IIRC, and on the SCADA side Ignition works on Linux
For me: Solidworks, TwinCAT (lol @ plc software built on top of windows…and it’s one of the more open ones)
Yeah the TwinCAT situation is absurd, pretty much like with SCADAs, wtf why would you use Windows when you need a reliable OS? Luckily Beckhoff is working on a BSD based TwinCAT IIRC, and on the SCADA side Ignition works on Linux