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Yeah. To some extent there is no good OS. I've been meaning to switch to NixOS on my desktop because the declarative package management thing seems really conve
by ChadNauseam 4y ago
Yeah. To some extent there is no good OS. I've been meaning to switch to NixOS on my desktop because the declarative package management thing seems really convenient, but IME linux guis are much worse than either windows or macos.
- epicide 4y agoWell, I would tweak that to say "there's no perfect/ideal OS (for everyone)". A lot of what makes a good UI (which is the main part of the OS we've been talking about) is that it takes relatively little effort for the person to understand [0]. This is highly dependent on the person -- their preferences, modes of thinking, use-cases, and historical usage. Even the "type of user" they think they are can play a role [1]. One person's deal-breaking bug is another person's killer feature. [0]: For lack of a less-overloaded term: "intuitive". [1]: e.g. someone who considers themselves a "power user" might eschew anything that doesn't provide a ton of options... even if the only options available are the ones they would choose anyway.