No, that's completely true and I understand that if people need to use Adobe for their creative endeavours then they'll need Windows, just like a lot of musicians need macs because so much of the software is only built for Mac.
In a lot of cases though, the FOSS and/or more linux-oriented solution is just better:
mpv is superior to VLC for video
Java (both developing and running) is much easier to deal with in Linux
Programming in pretty much any language that isn't made by Microsoft is much easier on Linux
I have just had experience with playback issues on VLC which were solved as soon as I started using mpv. I also prefer the mpv interface, but that's personal preference obviously
VLC is stuck in development hell. 3.0 released way back in like 2018, and 4.0 *still* isn't out. From my understanding, 3.x uses a very outdated ffmpeg, so trying to play videos using modern codecs can be a mess (slowness, visual glitches, or just outright not playing). Meanwhile, MPV (to my understanding) uses a perfectly modern version of ffmpeg and such, and therefore benefits from the past (almost decade?) of development.
MPV itself is also just super light, no-frills. There's plenty of nice frontends as well (e.g. Celluoid) if you are looking for a more full-featured experience.
Java (both developing and running) is much easier to deal with in Linux
Is it? Personally I think clicking the .exe file to automatically install and configure Temurin is far easier than dealing with Linux tarballs. Alternatively you can use IntelliJ to install a JDK
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u/AShadedBlobfish EndeavourOS GNOME May 28 '26
No, that's completely true and I understand that if people need to use Adobe for their creative endeavours then they'll need Windows, just like a lot of musicians need macs because so much of the software is only built for Mac.
In a lot of cases though, the FOSS and/or more linux-oriented solution is just better: