Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by okr on Sunday January 12, 2020 @07:48AM
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But their 'idiosyncratic aesthetic' helps navigating. In the mozilla world, they know their aesthetics ('not invented here'), because its their everyday job and can always work hands on and naturally can be faster. While in the distribution world, where a lot of software comes together, its good that i can find everything in common/familiar places.
Not easy to find a good middle ground and still supporting progress.
Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by oefrha on Sunday January 12, 2020 @09:47AM
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/Applications/Fiefox.app. Not that hard and not unfamiliar, really. (Not saying Linux distorts should adopt /Applications. My point is it’s not hard to have a consistent and self-contained experience, and AFAIK there are several competing bundle formats on Linux already.)
Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by mapgrep on Sunday January 12, 2020 @07:47AM
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Awesome. I’d add smartOS to that list. ++Qubes.
Although as far as package management in Qubes you’re still stuck with dnf and apt. But they’re pushing progress in other ways. (Are you able to run nix on qubes?)
They put countless hours into stitching roadkill into a complex quilt and then scoff at users who complain on the rotting stench.
They split packages from the creators into multiple pieces to meet their own idiosyncratic aesthetics. Firefox and other pieces of complex software should reside entirely in its own hierarchy. I have been using Linux and FreeBSD since 1997, SunOS and OSF/1 before that, this is good as it gets folks.
The only hope is Nix, OSX, Qubes and folks that care about progress. Everyone else is building ships in bottles.