SolarLuneAug 7, 2023
It's not for everybody, but using #Linux always feels like using a next-gen operating system to me.
Show threadVile Lasagna

@solarlune The learning curve is a growing problem, given people are becoming increasingly less literate even when it comes to the commercial OSes but... yeah

Whenever I have to use Mac or Windows they feel downright archaic. It's a non-stop sequence of being in absolute awe that so many people use that and think computers just "are like that", that nothing really works properly and just aggros the user non stop

"PEOPLE PAY MONEY FOR THIS", I keep shouting in disbelief, over and over

Aug 7, 2023 at 9:35pmWeb
Show threadVile LasagnaAug 7, 2023

@solarlune Keep remembering all the "there's no sound in Linux, lmao" jokes and whenever I open up sound config and just curl in a ball and cry in Windows. Meanwhile in Linux, Pipewire makes trivial all sort of things which sound like absolute wizardry elsewhere...

Open up settings in a Mac only to find out you can't even change the screen resolution or disable a laptop's built-in display..

Also, good luck remoting into either of those. Different nightmares on each

It's seriously wild

Show threadSolarLuneAug 7, 2023

@VileLasagna And yeah, audio connections are so trivial with Pipewire now, it's crazy. No extra sound drivers or whatever to route audio. It's very nice, for sure~

But at the same time, there still is a lot Linux could learn from Windows and Mac, to help it be simpler and more approachable.

Show threadVile LasagnaAug 7, 2023

@solarlune I find that both Windows and Mac are more arcane these days, actually. Windows is non stop spam and the entire system is a series of threat actors. All of the tools which used to be good in Windows (Start, updates, control panel....) are hopelessly crippled

Mac is even worse. Trying to do anything at all in that system is a nightmare. I worked a year with it and basic tasks still seemed insurmountable. At least it has working ssh going for it but very very little beyond that

Show threadVile LasagnaAug 7, 2023
@solarlune though I think we can make a strong case for Linux sometimes having a bit of rough learning curve until you know the basics (I should know, I use Arch, btw) a well as shine genuinely rough edges (having to understand wine a bit if you want to game, for example) the proprietary OSes aren't really much better, they're mostly more present so people are more familiar with all the ways in which they are way more complicated
Show threadSolarLuneAug 7, 2023
@VileLasagna I feel you - I feel like Gnome is a very nice middle-ground between a Mac-like strong, opinionated design philosophy and still retaining the ability to customize and tweak it to your liking. It's excellent, in my opinion, though KDE is also great.