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As a Linux user, I'm actually amazed people use anything else. I do understand the need for proprietary stuff so I also own some Apple devices but when I work o

As a Linux user, I'm actually amazed people use anything else. I do understand the need for proprietary stuff so I also own some Apple devices but when I work on my Linux systems, I'm happiest. Every time I sit at the computer it's a "zen garden" type experience. Yes there are bugs here and there but a bit of patience helps and, because it's open source, you can even contribute to maintaining the zen garden, which is also beautiful.

LoganDark 3y ago
> because it's open source, you can even contribute to maintaining the zen garden, which is also beautiful. I don't want to be forced to do that whenever I find something missing, though. Sometimes I'm just trying to get something done and don't have the time to dive into an unfamiliar project and recompile parts of my system.
- lionkor 3y ago
  When you find a bug on windows, which, for me, is about once a week or so, the only thing you can do is open their Feedback Hub app and report it. In open source software, you can report it and get feedback on your report, and even see progress/timeline (or lack thereof) of it being fixed. The fact that you can say "well i can tell this is a one line fix, let me just PR it" is just an added bonus.
  - LoganDark 3y ago
    On Windows, the entire world can collectively report a glaring deficiency and not have it fixed for years. See taskbar labels. On Linux it varies widely by software, but a ton of maintainers don't have time for your issue because they're busy fixing their own, and they expect you to fix your own as well. Neither one is perfect.
- ChatGTP 3y ago
  You’ve clearly not used Linux for sometime. I’ve not had to compile anything for years to fix my systems Things have improved a lot.
  - LoganDark 3y ago
    ...you have to recompile the binary in order to incorporate changes you have made to the source code. As for the last time I used Linux, it was just earlier this year when I tried Fedora Silverblue. The Nvidia driver just Broke when I swapped motherboards, and since the system is immutable, I couldn't even attempt to debug or fix the problem. Of course, immutable distributions are the only ones that have that specific problem, but I haven't found a distro yet that doesn't have some problem. I will admit, though, that GNOME Wayland is a better DM than Windows, for sure. And its trackpad support is comparable to macOS. (As in it has plenty of convenient gestures, supports right-click-drag, which Windows does not, and even supports middle-click-drag, which neither Windows nor macOS do.)
    - scrps 3y ago
      Linux and nvidia have had a strained relationship, nvidia did announce they are finally open sourcing the driver mid-2022 (partially iirc?) so your experience may be better now since nvidia is kinda playing nice but I haven't check the progress on it.
      - RunningDroid 3y ago
        > nvidia did announce they are finally open sourcing the driver mid-2022 (partially iirc?) IIRC, the new driver is "open source" because they moved the important bits into the firmware
        LoganDark 3y ago
        Honestly, if that's what it takes, I'm all for it. Cheers to a future of being able to use the most powerful piece of hardware in a PC without having to redistribute proprietary blobs with the OS.

LoganDark 3y ago

> because it's open source, you can even contribute to maintaining the zen garden, which is also beautiful. I don't want to be forced to do that whenever I find something missing, though. Sometimes I'm just trying to get something done and don't have the time to dive into an unfamiliar project and recompile parts of my system.

lionkor 3y ago
When you find a bug on windows, which, for me, is about once a week or so, the only thing you can do is open their Feedback Hub app and report it. In open source software, you can report it and get feedback on your report, and even see progress/timeline (or lack thereof) of it being fixed. The fact that you can say "well i can tell this is a one line fix, let me just PR it" is just an added bonus.
- LoganDark 3y ago
  On Windows, the entire world can collectively report a glaring deficiency and not have it fixed for years. See taskbar labels. On Linux it varies widely by software, but a ton of maintainers don't have time for your issue because they're busy fixing their own, and they expect you to fix your own as well. Neither one is perfect.
ChatGTP 3y ago
You’ve clearly not used Linux for sometime. I’ve not had to compile anything for years to fix my systems Things have improved a lot.
- LoganDark 3y ago
  ...you have to recompile the binary in order to incorporate changes you have made to the source code. As for the last time I used Linux, it was just earlier this year when I tried Fedora Silverblue. The Nvidia driver just Broke when I swapped motherboards, and since the system is immutable, I couldn't even attempt to debug or fix the problem. Of course, immutable distributions are the only ones that have that specific problem, but I haven't found a distro yet that doesn't have some problem. I will admit, though, that GNOME Wayland is a better DM than Windows, for sure. And its trackpad support is comparable to macOS. (As in it has plenty of convenient gestures, supports right-click-drag, which Windows does not, and even supports middle-click-drag, which neither Windows nor macOS do.)
  - scrps 3y ago
    Linux and nvidia have had a strained relationship, nvidia did announce they are finally open sourcing the driver mid-2022 (partially iirc?) so your experience may be better now since nvidia is kinda playing nice but I haven't check the progress on it.
    - RunningDroid 3y ago
      > nvidia did announce they are finally open sourcing the driver mid-2022 (partially iirc?) IIRC, the new driver is "open source" because they moved the important bits into the firmware
      - LoganDark 3y ago
        Honestly, if that's what it takes, I'm all for it. Cheers to a future of being able to use the most powerful piece of hardware in a PC without having to redistribute proprietary blobs with the OS.