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Hey, interesting article. I can tell you I don't use Linux because I like a challenge. I use it because I trust it and have control over what it does. Don't
by technofiend 10y ago
Hey, interesting article. I can tell you I don't use Linux because I like a challenge. I use it because I trust it and have control over what it does. Don't like Ubuntu's sending searches to Amazon? Turn it off. Don't like Chrome? Switch to Firefox. Don't want to apply security changes right now? Click cancel. I use Linux because it's not Windows.
As a fellow Scrivener user trust me I was deeply saddened when Literature and Latte dropped support for my favorite platform; I realize I'm in the minority with this view about Linux and for that matter Android. Which is too bad because Android addresses your other complaint about controlling which app handles an action.
Android's Intents allow multiple apps to register their ability to handle given user requests and unless the user explicitly chooses a default an app chooser presents the user with the list of apps to satisfy the current request. Want your PDF to go to a viewer this time and editor next time? No problem.
This control is most obvious when you click the share option in any program - you get a long list of other programs and delivery options. E-mail this time, text the next, publish to instagram the one after that. It's one of the things I like about Android most versus Apple's walled garden.