Yarmo 🕊Jul 6, 2022

Dear Linux desktop apps, you have full authorization to create a folder in my ~/.config directory, you are even invited to stuff your data in my ~/.local/share directory, and let's not forget about that ~/.cache y'all! Wunderbar! Much freedom!

So, now, please repeat after me:

👏 I 👏 SHALL 👏 NOT 👏 MAKE 👏 A 👏 FOLDER 👏 IN 👏 YOUR 👏 HOME 👏 DIRECTORY 👏

Thank you kindly

Show threadYarmo 🕊
I feel like making a side project to call out the pieces of software that do this unrespectful shit.
Jul 6, 2022 at 6:27pmWeb
Show threadCaesarJul 7, 2022
@yarmo Please do that! I'll happily contribute. What's the opposite of an "awesome list"…?
Show threadابراهیم Jul 7, 2022
@yarmo
There you go:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_Base_Directory#Hardcoded
XDG Base Directory - ArchWiki

Show threadFahadNov 14, 2022
@yarmo I remember someome compiling a list like that on r/linux or r/archlinux
Show threadgrinDec 8, 2022
@yarmo that sounds like calling names of people not following freedesktop.org's stuff.
They are not "disrespectful shit", they just do it the old way. Maybe a nice, helpful attitude would make the world actually better! 🙂