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I think a QR code is easier for most people to share in a computer-readable format. You take a picture on your phone and either decode the QR code on your phone
by ranger207 1y ago
I think a QR code is easier for most people to share in a computer-readable format. You take a picture on your phone and either decode the QR code on your phone or send the picture to another computer and decode it there. The alternative is taking a picture on your phone of a screen of text, and either manually typing out what it says or using OCR, which (given pictures I've seen where people take pictures of their screen) is going to run into difficulties
- kokada 1y agoThat is even assuming that the TTY has the correct resolution for your monitor, that is not always the case. If not, it is highly likely that the most important information will be missing, it happened for me quite a few times. Of course, it doesn't mean that the QR code could also not be cut off the screen, but since QR code is more dense in information (like the post says), I think this is more rare.
- userbinator 1y agoThe problem is the opaqueness. I can read text and so can everyone else, and instantly have an idea what it's saying. No one can read a QR code and it furthers the impression of learned helplessness that M$ and the like would want. Hence keep this shit out of Linux. You take a picture on your phone and either decode the QR code on your phone Not everyone has nor wants another corporate surveillance device.
- preisschild 1y agoA QR code is a totally open standard, you don't need a proprietary "corporate surveillance device" to read it.
- userbinator 1y agoYou still need more than your eyes and brain.
- preisschild 1y agoThankfully, almost everyone has a mobile QR decoder always in their pockets...