Theoretical physicist here: the hole chair uses Linux, except for two persons that use MacOS
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ftbd@feddit.org 10 months ago
You guys are using windows?
Purox@feddit.org 10 months ago
Frogodendron@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Almost everyone I know in chemistry. Almost no one I know in physics. Things are weird that way.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, because the software for all the instruments is only available for Windows.
ftbd@feddit.org 10 months ago
My condolences.
Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
My person you can run windows as a virtual machine under Linux.
jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Sure, but I highly doubt they are making policy where they work. I don’t think most employers would be happy about some random researcher not only plugging in a flash drive from home, but using it to install unapproved software (a full OS at that).
Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
If you’re cold they’re cold pug that random flashdrive from the ground out side into the nearest computer.
Contramuffin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
To be clear: each machine generally needs a computer to be permanently plugged into it. Generally the computer belongs to the university. You’re not plugging in your own personal laptop into the machine. Saying to install Linux on these computers is essentially tampering with the university’s electronics and IT will be very unhappy that you did that.
Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
Yes you are doing them a favor.