Subj : Computer operating system of choice?
To   : Oli
From : Arelor
Date : Mon Feb 07 2022 18:21:45

  Re: Computer operating system of choice?
  By: Oli to boraxman on Mon Feb 07 2022 11:12 am

 > guess it's too old now for a recent MacOS). In Linux there are too many
 > distributions (with their own incomplete or partially outdated repositories)
 > Ubuntu was great and went to shit. Gnome was great and is now pissing on eve
 > desktop environments that use GTK as a foundation and doesn't want to be Gno
 > 4. The stuff that makes your Linux booting and running is getting more and m
 > bloated, more complicated and featureful and is forever changing, just becau
 > they can ... I haven't tried one of the BSDs on the desktop.
 > 

I am not satisfyed with the current state of Linux, but I don't think it is
that bad either.

The fact there are so many distributions and environments is quite good, IMO.
It increases the chance that you may find something you like or put together
something you like. A lot of people thinks that a big number of options makes
it hard for begginers to pick one and get started with Linux, but when you are
starting and you do some research, you quickly realize there are not that many
options being talked about in the wild. You check your average listicle for
Linux distributions to try and you get recommended Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian...
not to mention a lot of options are "false" options because many distributions
are just a Debian, Arch or Fedora reskin.

I agree that some core components going crazy is not good. The whole Linux deal
was made sane because there used to be the assumption that things such as GTK
or Glibc or SysInit would remain stable enough so third party developers could
count on them not changing wildly from a distribution to another. NOwadays that
is no longer the case. No wonder some BSD just pick a version of the libraries
they like and freeze them, upgrading them only for bug fixes, in an effort to
skip the rat race.


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