For the last year I have used Deepin as my daily driver. It’s been a perfect Windows replacement for me. My high regard comes from steady use. It is an almost professional OS.

There have been so many improvements and new features added since version 15 first released, it is not the same distribution.

The control panel is a great feature and is almost comparable to the openSUSE YaST. Outside of openSUSE, it’s the only distro with such a comprehensive administration capability built in.

It is almost unfair to have to choose a favorite. I love Linux. Most distros are fantastic, in their own way.

Arch & Gentoo are beyond my current skill set but I do like Manjaro. openSUSE is great, as is Fedora.

Elementary is certainly pretty, but too Mac-like. Just not for me. Linux is freedom, MacOS is not. Besides, Linux smokes MacOS on my old MacBook Pro.

I have to work with Windows daily as a computer repair technician. Windows 10 is the most impressive release since XP. Microsoft has improved not only security but other issues as well. They can’t do a thing about its users.

With all the problems Windows has had through the years, you would think the users would take steps to protect their investments. Most don’t. That combined with poor Internet habits is a recipe for…calling me.

Not even Microsoft can afford the manpower needed to truly fix Windows. Open source Windows. That would do it. It may happen. Microsoft is changing and Windows is less important now, in the grand scheme of things.

My guess is the GNU/Linux/FOSS communities would love a crack at the Windows code. I imagine they would whip it into shape in no time.

Windows could be what it will never be in its proprietary form – great. Well, that might be stretching. It would at least be fully realized in potential.

The developers have added many new features since version 15 released, such as tagging in the file manager. There’s even a built in weather applet in the control panel now. It is a complete OS, definitely worth another look if it has been awhile.

I used Linux Mint prior to Deepin and liked it. Linux Mint is good but Deepin’s better. It is a more modern, innovative desktop environment.

I never could warm to Gnome, with its continuous stripping of what was good about it. Nautilus is pretty much useless now. The Gnome I did like, is a distant memory.

KDE Plasma is awesome but I can’t get anything done. I start tinkering around with it, months pass and no works been done. But, man does my system rock! Yeah, KDE can’t be on a production machine.

Thank you, for the heads up with Cherrytree. How, it isn’t real well known, is beyond me. I hadn’t heard of it, prior to your article. I couldn’t live without it now.

Thanks for coming around Patrick.
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I had issues when I tried Franz too and even that was almost 2 years ago