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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by bittercynic on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:16PM (#24841923)
Is it really a goal of most FOSS projects to attract the mainstream? IME some of the highest-quality and longest lived projects know who their users are and provide an extremely high quality product.

I don't want to see Arch Linux, for example, to start prioritizing for attracting non-technical users who want it to "just work."

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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by Sporktacular on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @05:55PM (#24842740)
Well you should be thankful our predecessors took making things "just work" seriously enough to remove your need to boot using toggle switch sequences.
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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by bnegreve on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:09AM (#24845183)
Oh come on! It is not because I spend most of my life inside a terminal that I don't prefer simple things over complicated ones.

Technical doesn't mean "unnecessarily complicated", it means "rich, expressive and built for users that are willing to spend some time to learn" (at least it should)

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