Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Jun 29 2022 00:03:19

 Ar> > Anyway this is a VERY long whine, but it is fun reading this discussion 
 Ar> > as I am
 Ar> in
 Ar> > the middle of moving my daily driver to Linux.  I want to like Linux.  B
 Ar> > is
 Ar> > slovenly on the desktop.  Some of it may be my distribution choice.  I d
 Ar> > know.
 Ar> 
 Ar> A problem with FOSS desktop environments is that many are attempting to
 Ar> be look-alikes
 Ar> of mainstream platforms. That always fails because you are never going
 Ar> to be a better
 Ar> Mac Desktop Environment than Mac Desktop Environment.
 Ar> 
 Ar> I have much more respect for things like the Calm Window Manager or DWM
 Ar> because they
 Ar> are what they want to be. Bonus points because they waste less resources
 Ar> and are
 Ar> actually faster to worth with once you learn them (which definitively
 Ar> takes time).
 Ar> 
 Ar> KDE can be made to open and execute programs upon doubble click rather
 Ar> than single
 Ar> click by the way. IN fact I think such behaviour is so for many
 Ar> distributions which
 Ar> ship KDE.
 Ar> 
 Ar> If I wanted to use something Windowsy or Macy I would run Windows or Mac,
 Ar> personally.
 Ar> People who moves to Linux expecting to have a Windows-like experience
 Ar> seem so weird to
 Ar> me.
 Ar> 
 Ar> --

This whole idea of "lets make a clone of the other platform to win people" is misguided.  People won't switch to Linux to use a 2nd rate Windows or 2nd rate MacOS X.  Linux has to offer a unique value proposition, a different way which can offer a better alternative for some people.

Trying to win Windows and Mac users over is counter productive.  Find your own unique strengths, and work on that.

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