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Reading this makes me think two things: 1) This sort of nonsense is why people don't use these environments and 2) Just because something worked like that 15
by maccard 4y ago
Reading this makes me think two things:
1) This sort of nonsense is why people don't use these environments
and
2) Just because something worked like that 15 years ago, doesn't mean it's a good reason to still do that now.
I cannot fathom how _anyone_ would tolerate that in a world where Windows and MacOS (and I guess to a certain extent various linux flavors) exist and "just work", for anything other than tinkering.
- tomxor 4y agoIt's subjective, tty "just works" for me, not you. Just because mac and windows "just works" for you doesn't mean that's true for everyone else's purposes, it certainly isn't for me, they create immense friction for me. More is not universally better, there is no functional difference for me starting X via an xdm vs a tty, and as a bonus there is less complexity and _less_ for me to setup... so why would I bother installing one to gain nothing. That doesn't mean I would force everyone to learn how to use a cli and assume this method is appropriate for everyone.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago> in a world where Windows and MacOS (and I guess to a certain extent various linux flavors) exist and "just work", Lol, I've seen how reliably Windows "works"; I'll stick with Linux, thanks. At least FOSS OS always let me find a fix or work around. Granted, I mostly see it these days when relatives ask for help so the sample is biased, but that seems fair considering the conversation here.
- earthling8118 4y agoWindows doesn't "just work" but rather I used to regularly have more issues using it. No thanks. I was also graced with having an nvidia gpu which routinely caused trouble. Now I just don't have a gpu as it is too much trouble to deal with them.