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After a quick scan, that list is full of stuff that either has never been an issue with me (who has been a Linux desktop user since 2002) or is actually an adva

After a quick scan, that list is full of stuff that either has never been an issue with me (who has been a Linux desktop user since 2002) or is actually an advantage of the ecosystem (and won't be a problem for people not continuously distro-hopping, e.g. "desktop users"). Some even seem like wilful lies (e.g. the one about Windows and Mac allowing you to 'configure everything via the GUI'). In short, it's FUD, and the author is not honest in his assessment. As such, the article is without merit. So, what can you not do on Linux that you can do on Mac?

itvision 5y ago
> Some even seem like wilful lies (e.g. the one about Windows and Mac allowing you to 'configure everything via the GUI'). That's true excluding registry hacks 99.9% of people couldn't care less about. In Linux on the other hand a TON of things do require using console. > In short, it's FUD, and the author is not honest in his assessment. I've heard this assessment from rabid Linux fanatics before. However "FUD" is more likely your assessment of the article because it's as factual as it can be considering I've been using Linux as my primary OS for 25 years now. > As such, the article is without merit. Well, you've spent 10 seconds reading it, so your comment is without merit. > So, what can you not do on Linux that you can do on Mac? No clue, I've never used MacOS to a large extent (excluding wasting 3 days trying to install Windows next to it which I succeeded but I hated every second of that experience considering I had to even use BIOS loader hacks to make Windows work), the article is not about an Apple OS either. There's no way I'll ever do that again. Apple hardware is meant for Apple software, period. Using anything else is a never ending source of pain.
- headsoup 5y ago
  > In Linux on the other hand a TON of things do require using console. When was the last time you used Linux? For a 'normal' desktop user, they will see the terminal as much as they would using Windows, basically not at all. Especially across most of the main user-focused distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, MX, Zorin, etc. > There's no way I'll ever do that again. Apple hardware is meant for Apple software, period. Using anything else is a never ending source of pain. You accuse DocTomoe of essentially being a Linux fanatic and the use the same rethoric immediately afterwards...
  - itvision 5y ago
    > When was the last time you used Linux? $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch Distributor ID: Fedora Description: Fedora release 35 (Thirty Five) Release: 35 Codename: ThirtyFive > For a 'normal' desktop user, they will see the terminal as much as they would using Windows, basically not at all. Especially across most of the main user-focused distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, MX, Zorin, etc. This is blatantly false. Anyways, this goes nowhere, so goodbye.

itvision 5y ago

> Some even seem like wilful lies (e.g. the one about Windows and Mac allowing you to 'configure everything via the GUI'). That's true excluding registry hacks 99.9% of people couldn't care less about. In Linux on the other hand a TON of things do require using console. > In short, it's FUD, and the author is not honest in his assessment. I've heard this assessment from rabid Linux fanatics before. However "FUD" is more likely your assessment of the article because it's as factual as it can be considering I've been using Linux as my primary OS for 25 years now. > As such, the article is without merit. Well, you've spent 10 seconds reading it, so your comment is without merit. > So, what can you not do on Linux that you can do on Mac? No clue, I've never used MacOS to a large extent (excluding wasting 3 days trying to install Windows next to it which I succeeded but I hated every second of that experience considering I had to even use BIOS loader hacks to make Windows work), the article is not about an Apple OS either. There's no way I'll ever do that again. Apple hardware is meant for Apple software, period. Using anything else is a never ending source of pain.

headsoup 5y ago
> In Linux on the other hand a TON of things do require using console. When was the last time you used Linux? For a 'normal' desktop user, they will see the terminal as much as they would using Windows, basically not at all. Especially across most of the main user-focused distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, MX, Zorin, etc. > There's no way I'll ever do that again. Apple hardware is meant for Apple software, period. Using anything else is a never ending source of pain. You accuse DocTomoe of essentially being a Linux fanatic and the use the same rethoric immediately afterwards...
- itvision 5y ago
  > When was the last time you used Linux? $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch Distributor ID: Fedora Description: Fedora release 35 (Thirty Five) Release: 35 Codename: ThirtyFive > For a 'normal' desktop user, they will see the terminal as much as they would using Windows, basically not at all. Especially across most of the main user-focused distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, MX, Zorin, etc. This is blatantly false. Anyways, this goes nowhere, so goodbye.