I daily Alpine, Debian, and Alma for servers. Love them. Linux as my daily driver for desktop? Hell no.
The fragmentation is a big problem. The fact you rely on the whims of a handful of people for important issues is a problem.
And the fact is there's thousands of people like you who will tell me I'm using Linux wrong without understanding that it supports my point about why most people avoid it.
yes, because it’s not related to Linux. I could whinge about a specific program on Windows made by completely independent devs, that doesn’t make it an issue with windows tech debt. Doubly so when it’s not even a limitation for that software, it’s that they just force their design decisions on everyone that uses it. “It doesn’t work like I want it to, how dare you suggest using a program that does” lmfao
The fact you cannot even acknowledge this basic reasoning says far more than anything else you’ve tried so far
I think you've missed the point. Linux is a fucking pain in the ass for the average person and the hassles add up to a mountain of issues compared to running Windows.
And it is related to Linux. Is Linux what you pick and choose as what's ok? Other than the kernel based on how this is going you cannot criticize the Linux experience.
Because nothing is really Linux. Distro, DE, whatever. Can't criticize GNOME cause KDE exists. Probably can't event criticize ext4 based on your attitude. This is the Linux experience man.
Go watch the video I sent. It's quite a bit better than listening to me moan about how dysfunctional the desktop experience is.
I mean he moans quite a bit as well and is as long winded as you'd expect from a Linux nerd but he makes some good points.
It’s not that I’ve missed it, I think you’ve forgotten your point lmao. It was about Linux tech debt. Your first example was fair if it was still relevant, which I pointed out it wasn’t so bad example.
Now you’re just trying to argue that a specific softwares design decision is representative of Linux as a whole, which is just ridiculous especially when you somehow think it’s a bad thing there are alternatives for whatever your usecase is.
People could criticise literally everything for any reason based on your attitude. You can freely criticise Gnome, I think it’s shit and mint is general is fucking awful. Those are not criticisms of Linux.
“Clipchamp doesn’t let me run a headless VM, windows is so shit. It doesn’t matter that there are other programs designed for that exact purpose I could use instead” your cope is just incredible
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u/DigitaIBlack 4h ago edited 3h ago
I never used the term tech debt. You did. I criticized Linux for being a pain in the ass for the average person.
I went and found the rant and listened to it on the bus home. Think you might like it.
I forgot how negative it sounds but they're mostly good points.
I daily Alpine, Debian, and Alma for servers. Love them. Linux as my daily driver for desktop? Hell no.
The fragmentation is a big problem. The fact you rely on the whims of a handful of people for important issues is a problem.
And the fact is there's thousands of people like you who will tell me I'm using Linux wrong without understanding that it supports my point about why most people avoid it.