Re:iPad-only is the new desktop Linux
by jdbernard on Sunday July 31, 2016 @06:33PM
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> See, Linux users don’t care how much easier we say it is in our non-Linux worlds. Sure, they say it’s because of open access and free as in scotch ale and yadda yadda yadda, but really? They like the challenge. Figuring out how to do what they used to do on a Mac or Windows PC is part of the allure.
Sigh... This again? Figuring out how to do things is not part of the allure. Linux is my native ecosystem. I never have to "figure out how to do what they used to do on a Mac or Windows PC." It's the other way around: I have to figure out how to do what I normally do on Linux elsewhere, and very often the answer is, "You can't do it, " because Windows and Mac don't provide the same level of customization. Many of my regular workflows are just not possible on Windows/Mac.
Sigh... This again? Figuring out how to do things is not part of the allure. Linux is my native ecosystem. I never have to "figure out how to do what they used to do on a Mac or Windows PC." It's the other way around: I have to figure out how to do what I normally do on Linux elsewhere, and very often the answer is, "You can't do it, " because Windows and Mac don't provide the same level of customization. Many of my regular workflows are just not possible on Windows/Mac.