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I don't get complaints about bloat and disk space is cheap but what I do hope is for some robust community distros that preserve the ability to have local accounts, if/when that stops being possible.

estimator7292•1h ago

It's not about disk space, it's about what all that data is doing. Quite a lot of it is what we would traditionally call malware. Or shovelware if you want to be generous.

Given Microsoft's recent history, it would be reasonable to assume that most of that bloat is full of software that is actively aiming to harm you, scam you, or spy on you. More than disk space, it burns CPU cycles and bandwidth that you are paying for.

p0w3n3d•1h ago

It also burns the space literally, because a lot of writes to the SSD are breaking it

GuB-42•22m ago

SSD wear is almost never an issue in a typical use case scenario. I don't know anyone who has hit the limit, even when very large applications are installed (ex: AAA games).

It may be worth considering if you are hosting a database or a file server though, but this is very atypical for a Windows PC.

bigstrat2003•54m ago

Whether disk space is cheap or expensive is beside the point. I still don't want to waste it. Water is cheap, but if I saw someone pouring water down the drain for no reason I would still think it's foolish and wasteful.

stirfish•33m ago

For my use case, I have an underpowered Linux computer and some proprietary hardware and software that only works on Windows. It works in a virtual machine with qemu, but could definitely run smoother.

I guess this would also be good for things like ci/CD pipelines, testing, etc

mdaniel•14m ago

to avoid bazillions of clicking, the goods: https://github.com/ntdevlabs/tiny11builder (which, of course, has no license specified for the repo; maybe that's on purpose given the funding.yml)