Post ACTezffS8SlHDPl6uW by dudenas@tilde.zone
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(DIR) Post #ACS8DI4z8p6qSzd0C0 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2021-10-17T08:09:44Z
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Desktop Linux folks: “I don’t understand why anyone uses Apple’s products.”And that, dear reader, is why it’s not the year of Linux on desktop.#experience #design #apple #foss
(DIR) Post #ACS8DIeR11SwEwDJRo by lxsameer@social.lxsameer.com
2021-10-17T08:20:20Z
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@aral With all due respect, I disagree.I'm a linux user with who has a super customized window manager.My ex boss forced me to use MacOS for almost a year. But I much prefer Linux and my own customized window manager.IMHO it depends on the type of people, some people adapt to whatever you tell them to us and some people what to change the env based on what they feel is suitable for them.in tha Apple world you have to choice many people are alright with that which comes with 1/x
(DIR) Post #ACS8DJ79IGQzfzeFCi by lxsameer@social.lxsameer.com
2021-10-17T08:24:56Z
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@aral pros and cons. They get to use something that is ready to use and there is a commercial support behind it more or less, but they have to pay buttload of money and they don't get to choose or change the details and Apple dictates the future to themIn the other hand if you go with the Linux world, you won't have a commercial support (community only) but you have the choice to change whatever you like and it is free.It's a trade off really.
(DIR) Post #ACTNI7EgZsQ4kpssl6 by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-10-17T08:32:38Z
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@aral For example, I miss sustainability of my labour which I put into configuring os: from software selection to accounts sync. I hate repeating that drudge each time I install linux. It could quite simply persist across machines and distributions. For now it seems that this labour is understood as pure joy that devs cant think of giving up.
(DIR) Post #ACTNI7jWjD5cIUJVpY by jeena@toot.jeena.net
2021-10-18T00:55:32Z
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@dudenas @aral Why are you installing Linux over and over again? I only copy the files to a bigger SSD and that's it. If the SSD has the same size then I don't even bother just put in my old one and keep working on the new computer.
(DIR) Post #ACTezffS8SlHDPl6uW by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-10-18T04:13:55Z
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@jeena @aral fair question. I cannot use linux as a daily driver due to type of work
(DIR) Post #ACTg3TGMIWx9r5OgF6 by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-10-18T04:25:44Z
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@jeena fair question. I cannot use linux as a daily driver because of my occupation, but I get my hands on different machines for limited time almost every year. Usually linux is most practical way to put them to work. And probably just out of curiosity I tend to try different distros.So yeah, probably it isnt a typical case.
(DIR) Post #ACTlcknVb08Q90XvRw by jeena@toot.jeena.net
2021-10-18T05:28:13Z
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@dudenas A tip for you would be that all configuration is stored in dot-files in your home directory and this is true across all distributions and front ends. If you find a way of synchronizing them between your computers it should solve most of your problems. I'm only doing it with some specific ones which are particularly difficult to set up like my Emacs installation: https://github.com/jeena/emacs.d
(DIR) Post #ACTo99StcMQzpATt6O by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-10-18T05:56:29Z
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@jeena I'm thinking about something bolder. A system that during imstall could check an online account or offline config file, pull in all the software listed and configure it, including desktop environment. So user would feel rigt at home and ready to work immediately.
(DIR) Post #ACToCKnFxIm5pMWQgi by jeena@toot.jeena.net
2021-10-18T05:57:04Z
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@dudenas sounds like Chrome OS ;)
(DIR) Post #ACTrnKIp2jb6skcLmS by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-10-18T06:37:21Z
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@jeena Does not sound like critique :] I never used macos, but they probably do some of that too. Good tech does not have to be wrapped in average UX.User friendliness is what @aral is speaking of, and I agree that it is the primary obstacle for linux to go mainstream. As if linux desktop is only meant for geekish demographics who love to spend time in configs.