And... the reaper is now coming for Windows 10 -- time to ponder the alternatives yet again...
Windows 10 reaches EOL on October 14, 2025. [...] I have gone dark already using my Dark Island strategy, which means that I'm using Windows exclusively in Offline Mode, with all forms of communication to the public internet disabled. I never allowed it to reach the internet from the very beginning, including during the installation stage. I only play Offline Single Player DRM Free Games, so this strategy works for me, and it also means that the EOL status of Windows 10 will have no consequences for me. I'm basically using Windows like a N64 or Gameboy, which is why I sometimes call this machine a Wintendo. I never needed internet for those systems then, and still don't today, yet I can still use and play those games decades later. Going dark years before the EOL, gives me plenty of time to make sure that I backup everything that I need, to reproduce my environment post EOL. If you are interested in my Dark Island strategy, you can read the next section. Furthermore, I will be exiting Windows development completely for newer versions of Windows. I will continue to maintain Cactus/Singling/Etc for Windows 7 and 10.
Statistics: Posted by Midas — Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:43 am