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This is not a problem. This is the design. It makes things completely controllable and you know where to look for configuration files.
by geggam 8y ago
This is not a problem. This is the design.
It makes things completely controllable and you know where to look for configuration files.
- reaperducer 8y agoIf it was completely controllable, I’d have the ability to control where they are and put them out of my way. Lazy programmers use home as a default. Home directories have become the *nix version of the Windows Registry.
- geggam 8y agoVery likely you do have the control. You simply haven't taken the time to learn how to configure things.
- reaperducer 8y agoOr not likely at all, since the whole point of TFA is that many popular programs do not follow specifications and user configuration.
- kirion25 8y agoQuite a few applications still have their config path hardcoded. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Base_Directory_support#Hardcoded https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Base_Directory_supp...
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoJust because it is designed that way doesn't mean the design isn't a problem.