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Hell no. Linux desktop (and the kernel) felt awful for such a long time because everyone was optimizing for server and workstation workloads. Its the reason Ca
by jorvi 6mo ago
Hell no.
Linux desktop (and the kernel) felt awful for such a long time because everyone was optimizing for server and workstation workloads. Its the reason CachyOS (and before that Linux Zen and.. Licorix?) are a thing.
For good UX, you heavily prioritize latency over throughput. No one cares if copying a file stalls for a moment or takes 2 seconds longer if that ensures no hitches in alt tabbing, scrolling or mouse movement.
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- pjmlp 6mo agoHow many talks have you seen at USENIX that care about UNIX as desktop OS? Exactly.
- ragall 6mo agoWhen Kon Colivas introduced a scheduler optimized for desktop latency, about 15 years ago, the amount of abuse he got from Linux developers was astonishing, and he ended up quitting for good. I remember compiling it on my laptop and noticing how it made a huge improvement in the useability of X and desktop environment.
- dapperdrake 6mo agoThis also really bugs me. To be fair, the gcc people are unkind to both servers and laptops.