nixCraft 🐧Oct 7
Despite being free, what's your biggest complaint about the Linux desktop? 🤔
Show thread00BWOct 7
@nixCraft I've recently been playing around with FreeBSD and it is crazy how much simpler rc.conf and sysrc is vs systemd.
I can also go to /var/log and have real logs and not the BS limited output from journalctl unless I force json and write a whole program to translate that json into a proper log.
The MS programmers continue the enshittification of Linux with BSOD now, too.
Show threadSqueaky Jetpack 🌻💭
@00BW @nixCraft new tools have new learning curves. Systemd does more than initd ever did. Journald is great too, once you learn how to use it.
Oct 8 at 12:50amWeb
Show thread00BWOct 8
@squeakyjetpack @nixCraft "Write programs that do one thing and do it well."
Lets have one program replace init, and replace logging, and now replace boot loader, and now encrypt your home folders...
Show threadSqueaky Jetpack 🌻💭Oct 8
@00BW @nixCraft two words: web browser.
Show thread00BWOct 8

@squeakyjetpack @nixCraft TIL web browsers are core linux programs.

I know one company tried that in the past. Which one was that? Oh, right...back to my original comment.

Show threadSqueaky Jetpack 🌻💭Oct 8
@00BW @nixCraft yes, and emacs is only a text editor. This principle can be stretched as needed and other times ignored as needed. Systemd is no different. It solves a class of interrelated problems.