Post AEHu0sMFl6n83uC3BA by codewiz@mstdn.io
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(DIR) Post #AEG2av0xlmPC2l0qnY by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T10:16:37Z
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What desktop Linux needs to succeed in the mainstreamhttps://pointieststick.com/2021/12/09/what-desktop-linux-needs-to-succeed-in-the-mainstream/#linux #kde #plasma
(DIR) Post #AEG2sF7UGvmBK0KE4m by globalc@chaos.social
2021-12-10T10:19:40Z
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@codewiz Fedora@Thinkpad exists: https://fedoramagazine.org/lenovo-fedora-now-available/
(DIR) Post #AEG2zQvskbUxzAKFuK by tagomago@mastodon.social
2021-12-10T10:21:01Z
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@codewiz What @bob says all the time.
(DIR) Post #AEG41EnUwLNUskpQ4O by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T10:32:33Z
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@globalc Yeah, and it's more free than the Ubuntu 20.04 option! :linux:
(DIR) Post #AEG4TD4ovlXxecGjoG by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T10:36:51Z
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@bob Nowadays Linux is available preinstalled on more laptop and desktop models than ever in the past:https://www.howtogeek.com/748445/best-linux-laptops/#linux #Linuxdesktop
(DIR) Post #AEG4ia3LmtcvG1uWKO by globalc@chaos.social
2021-12-10T10:39:42Z
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@codewiz Haha, nice! I was not aware they charge for Ubuntu.
(DIR) Post #AEG4kjrcHZrSGRS2ds by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T10:40:48Z
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@bob I've been using Thinkpads exclusively for the past 15 years, but now I kind of want to try a System76 with Coreboot.
(DIR) Post #AEG4nERlXwHVh9Y5Mu by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T10:41:15Z
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@globalc Both distros are 1 year out of date 😕
(DIR) Post #AEG5CqC4LFHs0KPyN6 by globalc@chaos.social
2021-12-10T10:45:51Z
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@codewiz Fedora 33 went EOL just 2 weeks ago, and upgrade to the newer releases is not to hard with fedup. As that is workstation, might even offer btrfs snapshots for that.
(DIR) Post #AEGzorEMWsiBeqC9oW by b847c1960@mastodon.online
2021-12-10T21:20:09Z
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@codewiz no. This is not the way, especially from someone who favours KDE, which was and still is buggy. I love floss but we need to fix more and make everything more stable and similar to existing systems so we can reduce learning curve for newcomers.We need to get our high horses and stop thinking that people will adapt to our buggy systems. We have gnome which i stable but people want more options. We have kde which is buggy and people want more stability and less options.
(DIR) Post #AEHBW7dGWUdsTTfyTY by b847c1960@mastodon.online
2021-12-10T21:21:46Z
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@codewiz after so many years of customer service, i simply can vouch for users and their desire to have the least learning curve and stable environment. Whoever is not seeing that will have to have a hard reality check.
(DIR) Post #AEHBW81j3YCxhL7VbM by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T23:31:15Z
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@b847c1960 Nate Graham isn't opposed to fixing bugs in KDE. In fact, he's the driving force behind the KDE Usability & Productivity goal:https://pointieststick.com/category/usability-productivity/He is also addressing Linus' criticism of Dolphin, Ark and other KDE components with this hotlist of bugs:https://invent.kde.org/teams/usability/issue-board/-/boards/7723#kde #plasma #linuxdesktop
(DIR) Post #AEHCczfMdhTpkVUwZU by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-10T23:43:45Z
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The #LinuxDesktop community (both #GNOME and #KDE) has longstanding issues with QA and being out of touch with the workflows that are important to end-users, but it seems to me that Nate Graham setting an example for others to follow: every day he analyzes bug reports from users, politely asking for clarifications in many cases, fixes many of the trivial ones by himself, and brings high priority issues to the attention of the right developers.
(DIR) Post #AEHDwgEYhKZZE6uYUK by b847c1960@mastodon.online
2021-12-10T23:58:29Z
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@codewiz oh dont get the wrong idea: i love what they are doing and i like the force behind this project. Still, it is low hanging fruit and it might not be enough.Give linux to average Joe and then take notes. Linus is not that person and naturally, he cannot see it through his eyes. Also, there was a list of all things wrong with linux. Maybe i could find it.
(DIR) Post #AEHty7B0CvBd9Uc9Oy by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-11T07:49:22Z
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@b847c1960 Long ago, around the time of GNOME 1, Sun Microsystems conducted a usability study with users of various technical skills and published a detailed report.GNOME 2 addressed many of the pain points in the report, but as far as I know the study was never repeated. The controversial UX changes in GNOME 3 were never backed by a usability study (afaik).
(DIR) Post #AEHu0sMFl6n83uC3BA by codewiz@mstdn.io
2021-12-11T07:49:53Z
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@b847c1960 For the time being, addressing Linus' complaints is still better than doing nothing:https://pointieststick.com/2021/12/10/this-week-in-kde-polishing-up-ark-and-dolphin/#kde #plasma #linuxdesktop
(DIR) Post #AEI4fq2gGwjaIKD47c by b847c1960@mastodon.online
2021-12-11T09:49:19Z
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@codewiz sure thing. It is awesome that kde community is this agile, to use that fancy 2021 word. Kudos.