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Why do we have to have million Linux distros? Why do we have to have dozen desktop environments? Because in FOSS world every single actor is a snowflake with u
by wolvesechoes 1y ago
Why do we have to have million Linux distros?
Why do we have to have dozen desktop environments?
Because in FOSS world every single actor is a snowflake with unique vision.
Any form of cooperation ends up in drama and moral accusations.
- fsflover 1y agoWhy do we need so many car models and manufacturers?
- mcny 1y agoI don't mind the many multiple distributions but the default experience really sucks. For example, there should only ever be one clipboard by default. If power users want multiple, they can go out of their way to configure their device config as such. Similarly, the function keys should function as function keys on a keyboard out of the box, without us having to fiddle with config files. Also the scroll wheel click to scroll should work out of the box without requiring editing config files. The default experience is still pretty poor.
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- wolvesechoes 1y agoWe don't. But as soon as FOSS orgs will obtain resources comparable to those of car companies I will stop complaining.
- notrealyme123 1y agoSo what exactly is the problem? To many options?
- j45 1y agoThe options thinking they're an island retreat only for those who agree with their way while standing on the same continent. What's missing is building something that resonates with the user/consumer's experience backwards, not just personal preferences or interpretations, which is fine, but at that point it's a personal project, not a product, or much larger unless it really captivates both people who can contribute to creating it and also it is adopted quite easily. Creating beginners can seem like something too many OSS projects can be allergic to. It's the greatest sin of too many projects, and they ultimately can't be freed of it.
- t43562 1y agoEither software is free or it isn't. You can't have single-vision-central control and freedom. Android is an example of an effort that took something free and made a usable mobile operating system ontop of it - but lead straight back to the problem that it isn't fully free.
- wolvesechoes 1y agoHm, there is also an option to avoid creating yet another fork the moment someone said something unpopular, or to try helping improve existing solutions instead of creating yet another cool project that achieves nothing. Of course no one can be forced to do so, but that's the problem - FOSS crowd would have to actually forced to cooperate, because otherwise petty dramas sabotage any common effort.
- t43562 1y agoForks happen, I think, because someone doesn't agree with the direction or can't get accepted into the clique of people working on something. So if you tell them it's evil to fork you're saying, in effect, stop working. I have lots of new functions for GNU make but the chance of getting them into make is almost 0 because the maintainer doesn't like this or that aspect of anything. Fortunately, I can make a fork. If people eventually show a desire to use my fork (nobody, unfortunately!) then he might eventually change his mind or develop some competing feature to kill mine off. That's what is happening. To get people to pull together, they have to have a reason, like money.
- gitgud 1y agoThe FOSS world is primarily about freedom. You don’t have to align with someone else’s vision, you don’t need to be profitable, you don’t need to care about other projects
- wolvesechoes 1y agoHow's the computing freedom for general audience? Better than ever, right?
- mixmastamyk 1y agoA.k.a. not getting paid, so you might as well do what you want.