Background: I've been using Linux since 1994 when I was introduced to it when studying IT at university (my first distro was Yggdrasil Linux).
Just to be clear, this new explorer option is for the filesystems of Linux distros installed using WSL; not for disk partitions. So, that potentially mitigates some of the issues that you've raised. You can already access Linux files using WSL and have been able to do so for for ages now, you just have to type/navigate manually. This new way is only "new" because you don't have to manually specify paths (basically it's an icon, and nothing more, to make what you can already do faster). If the shit was going to hit the fan because of the issues you raised then it would have hit the fan already ages ago. So I guess they've thought of those things.
I've heard that Windows 10 is an ad-supported mess from others as well. But I've never seen an ad on any of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of Windows 10 desktops that I've looked at. What are these ads and where do they show up? Is it only for Home Edition (or whatever it's called) and pirated versions of Windows 10 only? I've honestly never seen a single ad originating from Windows 10.
I've heard that Windows 10 is an ad-supported mess from others as well. But I've never seen an ad on any of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of Windows 10 desktops that I've looked at
Say you hit the start menu and type in the name of a game you have installed, so you can run it. What you typed and how long you ran the program is the data sent to MS, which is integrated into their ad targeting, which is sold generally to websites wanting to place targeted ads.
Most people that frequent slashdot run ad blockers, so don't see the end results of this data harvesting. Even if you don't, people don't tend to expect words they type on their keyboard are logged by the OS and sent back to MS to end
Hell yes it is. Not only in the start menu, it has a permanent tile displayed whenever you open the start menu. If that's not an ad I don't know what it is. But that's not the main issue; the main issue is telemetry / spying on whatever you type in the start menu and sending ads based on that (mentioned in another comment).
Well I mean if you voluntarily run your OS with the "send me ads option" turned on, then you can hardly call candy crush an advert. Seriously if you ever see Candy Crush in your start menu then go slap your system administrator and ask him to turn it off. If it's your own system then slap your system administrator and disabled suggested apps in start like any halfway competent person does.
Do you have some evidence that they sell that data? I know they collect it but I need evidence that they sell the information on so I can submit a GDPR complaint.
This is all editions of 10, but if you disable the policy to do this, enterprise will honor it where home and pro ignore it.
Except this isn't even remotely the case since there's a specific option in windows. Or maybe they only do it in the USA where it's not illegal to fuck over users.
Many issues... (Score:5, Interesting)
There are so many issues - I wonder... To name two: case sensitive file names and different character sets.
As for why: I think some folk at MS realize that Windows is EOL. Win10 is an ad-supported mess. Maybe Win11 or Win12 will be Linux...
Re:Many issues... (Score:4, Insightful)
Background: I've been using Linux since 1994 when I was introduced to it when studying IT at university (my first distro was Yggdrasil Linux).
Just to be clear, this new explorer option is for the filesystems of Linux distros installed using WSL; not for disk partitions. So, that potentially mitigates some of the issues that you've raised. You can already access Linux files using WSL and have been able to do so for for ages now, you just have to type/navigate manually. This new way is only "new" because you don't have to manually specify paths (basically it's an icon, and nothing more, to make what you can already do faster). If the shit was going to hit the fan because of the issues you raised then it would have hit the fan already ages ago. So I guess they've thought of those things.
I've heard that Windows 10 is an ad-supported mess from others as well. But I've never seen an ad on any of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of Windows 10 desktops that I've looked at. What are these ads and where do they show up? Is it only for Home Edition (or whatever it's called) and pirated versions of Windows 10 only? I've honestly never seen a single ad originating from Windows 10.
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I've heard that Windows 10 is an ad-supported mess from others as well. But I've never seen an ad on any of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of Windows 10 desktops that I've looked at
Say you hit the start menu and type in the name of a game you have installed, so you can run it.
What you typed and how long you ran the program is the data sent to MS, which is integrated into their ad targeting, which is sold generally to websites wanting to place targeted ads.
Most people that frequent slashdot run ad blockers, so don't see the end results of this data harvesting.
Even if you don't, people don't tend to expect words they type on their keyboard are logged by the OS and sent back to MS to end
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So, candy crush being in the start menu is an ad?
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you can literally drag-resize the start menu smaller so the tiles don't appear. if you want you can pretty easily turn off all the telemetry stuff.
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Hell yes it is.
Well I mean if you voluntarily run your OS with the "send me ads option" turned on, then you can hardly call candy crush an advert. Seriously if you ever see Candy Crush in your start menu then go slap your system administrator and ask him to turn it off. If it's your own system then slap your system administrator and disabled suggested apps in start like any halfway competent person does.
Re: Many issues... (Score:1)
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Do you have some evidence that they sell that data? I know they collect it but I need evidence that they sell the information on so I can submit a GDPR complaint.
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This is all editions of 10, but if you disable the policy to do this, enterprise will honor it where home and pro ignore it.
Except this isn't even remotely the case since there's a specific option in windows. Or maybe they only do it in the USA where it's not illegal to fuck over users.