It always depends on your needs. I use LibreOffice for my work so I'm ste. On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 3:39 PM Sal A Nimi <[email protected]> wrote:
> On September 3, 2018 3:20:11 PM EDT, Fabio Almeida <[email protected]> > wrote: > >If you really need it, go with what's best for it. > > > >Today, to be honest, in your situation I'd run Windows, Linux will have > >probably half the performance, and the "compromises" you cited. > >Besides, you can also run Linux on Windows almost natively nowadays, > >so, > >the choice is clear. > > > >Install a good antivirus, try to be smart and you'll be fine (almost). > >That's my 2 cents. > > > >Regards, > > > >On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 4:09 PM - - <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> > >> > >> I am running OpenBSD on my desktop, which is suitable for 99% of my > >> needs. However I have to run certain proprietary software, which is > >> available on Linux, Mac OSX and Windows. > >> > >> I cannot decide which of the three would be a "lesser evil" to run in > >> respect with security and privacy. The software (video and photo > >editing) > >> runs best on Windows, almost as good on OSX and it runs on Linux > >with > >> some compromises. > >> Does it make sense to accept such compromises and run Linux for > >security > >> and privacy OR is the better security and privacy of Linux more or > >less a > >> myth and running Windows would be almost the same in that respect? > >> > >> I understand that any response is to be just an opinion. > >> > >> Thank you > >> > >> Jan > >> > > In my experience it has been easiest just to learn new software. Fewer > softwares are ported to OpenBSD, but I generally prefer those that happen > to have been ported to OpenBSD. > > For the uses you describe, I recommend ffmpeg, ImageMagick, and a build > tool (for example, make). >
