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> Experienced users don't usually screw up their systems to need this thing It’s less about experienced users screwing up and more about safely running softwar
by haswell 2y ago
> Experienced users don't usually screw up their systems to need this thing
It’s less about experienced users screwing up and more about safely running software.
I do lots of small experiments and regularly clone repos from GitHub to try various projects. I prefer to do this in an environment that’s been a bit more hardened and locked down. I like the ability to get my system back to a known good state.
I’ve primarily been using NixOS as a daily driver, but have been pretty curious about Vanilla OS and plan to try it out.
- dartharva 2y agoWhich, again, is largely an enterprise/professional use case, don't you think? Why is this being marketed as a general-purpose OS then?
- Vegenoid 2y ago> I do lots of small experiments and regularly clone repos from GitHub to try various projects This is something done often by many in their free time for personal reasons.
- spookie 2y agoI do the same thing all the time! It has become kind of a superpower being able to deal with many different build systems, general nuisances trying to run both old and new software and just being in the know about the capabilities of all kinds of software. It's fun and keeps the blade sharp.
- eikenberry 2y agoSecurity isn't an enterprise only feature.
- haswell 2y agoI’m currently on sabbatical. No enterprises involved. Good security hygiene and having a flexible but safe development environment are not limited to the enterprise, and are practices that I apply to every project regardless of whether it’s personal or professional work; a distinction that doesn’t really make sense when you’re working with untrusted software.