▲ 546 ▼ Microsoft 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 $30 (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 year ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) CAD/CAM, PLC IDEs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) For me: Solidworks, TwinCAT (lol @ plc software built on top of windows....and it's one of the more open ones) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) For me: Solidworks, TwinCAT (lol @ plc software built on top of windows....and it's one of the more open ones) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent