cecilkorik

When they make it law to have age verification in your operating system, only outlaws will have operating systems without age verification.

I guess I'm an outlaw then. Enjoy your visit to the wild west, we will always have illegal operating systems aplenty.

I have actively and deliberately chosen not to be the kind of person who just "gives up" anymore so I'm not really sure what it is you're trying to convince me of, but I don't think it's going to change the direction of my efforts. The steering must continue, and even if the ship goes down anyway, it will go down with me still at the helm.

It's being built inch by inch. You won't even know it's there until you realize you can't squeeze through it anymore. The trend is extremely obvious: TPM, Secure boot, Windows Store UWP applications, forced updates without consent, or intentional opt-outs that conveniently get ignored or forgotten when it's convenient for Microsoft to force something. They are intent on taking full control of PCs and locking them down exactly the same way Android phones are locked down, they will follow a few footsteps behind what Android is doing now by preventing third-party apps and app stores, but it's obviously coming, because they are on exactly the same path for exactly the same reasons.

I don't imagine we can save everybody either. But that doesn't mean it's not worth trying. The more they tighten their grip, the more will slip through their fingers, and all I care about is that the rebellion against Windows grows large enough to survive indefinitely, if not thrive.

Good luck, although I'd caution you with the general principle of "Don't let perfect become the enemy of good". Sometimes good enough is good enough.

It's good in principle, and it's good you're learning to build and control your own software, but Windows is a dead end at this point. Start planning your escape to Linux before the cage door starts closing.