Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by hulitu on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:32PM
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Because there is no better SW. See Windows 10 or Android for examples.
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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by Jorengarenar on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:31PM
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Almost any Linux distro respects its user more than W10.
And since Android is also a Linux distro, then there are alternative forks based on it too (e.g. LineageOS).
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by baud147258 on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:50PM
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> Almost any Linux distro respects its user more than W10.
It's not that hard to respect users more than W10
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by alpaca128 on Monday May 31, 2021 @08:31PM
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> Because there is no better SW. See Windows 10
Windows 10 isn't even the best Windows, let alone the best software in its field.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by fsflover on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:40PM
(#27348256)
Just use GNU/Linux (on mobile, too!).
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by infinitezest on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:11PM
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Are there any GNU/Linux distros for mobile that are actually worth using? I'm not aware of any but I'd love to be proven wrong.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by 29083011397778 on Monday May 31, 2021 @08:13PM
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As it stands, the only thing keeping my Pinephone from replacing my BlackBerry is better messaging notifications. Calling, messaging (via Matrix), and Firefox are all mostly good enough for me.
Note I'm not saying it's good, but good enough for me. I've been using Arch, as I find the rate of improvement shows in a rolling release distro, and in my experience, Mobian is no more stable.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by kaba0 on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:36PM
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The closest thing to secure, actually usable Linux distro on phones is Android; if you are serious about security and degoogling GrapheneOS especially. The bad thing is that you have to have a Pixel for that.
Source: I own a Pinephone and has tried both Phosh-based and KDE-based offerings, there is also Sailfish though. Out of these Sailfish is the only one close to usable as of now.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by pjmlp on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @04:46AM
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Except in what concerns Google, the Linux kernel is an implementation detail considered no go area for app developers to call into.
Ignoring this advice might lead to application termination.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by marrs on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:51PM
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I think some are getting quite good. I’m following Manjaro/Phosh, and it’s showing promise. I’m not using it for much yet, just watching it develop. I believe other distros are further along.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by mariusor on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @05:28AM
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Yes: Sailfish OS.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by hparadiz on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:49PM
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My SO switched from Gentoo to Fedora and loves it.