Post AXOWwKpNe9fvaMFik4 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
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(DIR) Post #AXOHDVAAsHuzIR8tyi by b0rk@social.jvns.ca
2023-07-05T16:57:43Z
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if you use Linux on your personal computer: what do you like about it?I used to be super into customizing my window manager, but now I mostly like that it's so easy to install software, and that the environment is the same as on a Linux server(please no arguing about whether people "should" use Linux on their personal computers, I'm just curious about why you personally like it)
(DIR) Post #AXOHDVtY9aDLZAN8hk by bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
2023-07-05T17:08:02Z
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@b0rk Like you. Also stability, ease of upgrades, debuggability. And of course freedom.
(DIR) Post #AXOI7anP7SGqyzEpM0 by Ninjatrappeur@social.alternativebit.fr
2023-07-05T17:17:53.761955Z
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@b0rk I really like that I have the possibility to read the source code of the components I use every day. It's not always practically possible to dig deep into a complex codebase, but the ability to see what's behind the software I use daily still amaze me today :). I'm "I don't fully own my spare time anymore"-old, yet I still sometimes spend entire evenings reading source code I'll never contribute to. These evenings are the best!When you think about it, we all have a behind the scene access of state-of-the-art systems that took more than 70 years worth of gradual refinements to arrive at that point. I find that this sooooo cool :) How many technical fields can claim their information/knowledge is *that* widespread and easily reachable? I'd assume not so many!Aside from that, and in a more minor way, I love being able to declaratively describe my personal systems configurations as code. It's more of a NixOS thingie, but there's just no viable alternative in the Windows/BSD/Darwin land. At least at the moment.
(DIR) Post #AXOInBlSZk71VnABsW by algernon@trunk.mad-scientist.club
2023-07-05T17:12:00Z
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@b0rk It gets out of my way, and with automatic updates enabled, I hardly ever need to care about it. It Just Works.It doesn't try to shove ads down my throat, it doesn't try to second guess me, it doesn't collect everything I do to send it back home, it doesn't try to convince me that XYZ is the Next Best Thing Ever and I will need to use it, it doesn't try to move itself to The Cloud.It just works, and stays out of my way, so I can focus on what's really important: customising my Emacs in peace.
(DIR) Post #AXOIot1NEYENxYPslE by alcinnz@floss.social
2023-07-05T17:22:34Z
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@b0rk Lots!I enjoy how painless updates are!Specifically for elementary OS, I love it's UX! And more generally I love the DX!And as an intensely curious person, I love being able to open the hood & study how everything works!
(DIR) Post #AXOIouBKuznJYk5Lvc by alcinnz@floss.social
2023-07-05T17:24:53Z
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@b0rk Oh yeah, and the lack of ads is a huge part of that excellent UX common accross the distros. Seems weird to consider that ads are a problem elsewhere...
(DIR) Post #AXOJ3VCi4Fd0R4gjDM by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2023-07-05T17:28:24Z
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@b0rk easy Installation of software, configuration is in a git repo so the same everywhere, same as server environment and for most things it basically "just works", no driver fiddling etc
(DIR) Post #AXOS6m4QiKxhCbRz7Y by jeff@federated.fun
2023-07-05T19:09:40.355604Z
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@b0rk i like that i update it when i tell it to, not when microsoft thinks it is the right time to (it is never the right time, dont ask microsoft, we'll say when)
(DIR) Post #AXOTVe2Xo9ijURzWwi by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2023-07-05T19:25:47.222180Z
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@b0rk First and foremost, knowing what it's made of, why, and how to build it and tweak it myself – including multiple excellent build tools and package managers, GCC, LLVM, Nix and Guix being absolute gold. But also how ridiculously painless it is to setup a desktop system with GNOME or KDE, no nonsense, with Flathub having basically all anyone needs. And I can even use it all on my phone or my Steam Deck.I started loving it for the ethics, but these days it's just a no brainer to me. Ship it on laptops and I think many people will agree.
(DIR) Post #AXOWwKpNe9fvaMFik4 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-07-05T20:04:15Z
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@b0rk It is a lot more stable than Windows in every way.The command line is more powerful than anything Windows has to offer (as far as I am concerned).Command-line utilities are useful and plentiful - you can do a lot more on the command line than on WIndows (or even MacOS).Languages and programming environment FOR FREE.More choice: if you don't need or want an office suite, uninstall it. If you like pine or Sylpheed instead of Thunderbird, install & use. Etc.
(DIR) Post #AXQeIhCDquqicRo0dk by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2023-07-06T20:36:04.440997Z
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@b0rk o, did this not federate…?
(DIR) Post #AYXQO1Gqx8N8UET7D6 by jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org
2023-08-09T00:55:20.573248Z
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@psyix @jeff @b0rk compilation is only great if you need to fix bugs
(DIR) Post #Ahow7kAjx0O6bvfDJA by diego@ap.diegoveralli.net
2023-07-05T17:09:57.367810Z
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@b0rk my dotfiles repo starts in 2009, and I’m sure when I committed that there were some files in there that I had been copying from machine to machine since the late 90s.I like that I’ve been able to gradually update my desktop’s configuration without any big breaking migrations, for many years. Over the years that repo went from just holding dotfiles, to a sort of crappy version of Nix home manager, so it now installs packages, builds some things from source, assembles configs from templates, etc… but it’s all been small gradual changes, always with a working system.