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Re:Linux Has Become Complicated and Limiting (Gnome, Wayland... by gjsman-1000 on Sunday March 26, 2023 @10:36AM (#35314867)
Many companies and now projects have come to a realization:

Customizability = Complexity = More Maintenance

FOSS groups can’t really afford to have a bajillion options they need to maintain and test compatibility between them. Also, maintenance (especially for free) isn’t fun.

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Re:Linux Has Become Complicated and Limiting (Gnome, Wayland... by kitsunesoba on Sunday March 26, 2023 @11:41AM (#35315656)
> Customizability = Complexity = More Maintenance

There's truth to this but the extent to which it's true I think depends on how much the system was built customizability in mind.

So for extensive customizability to work without being a serious impediment to development, it needs to be a goal from the start, and most cases it isn't — it's more common for that type of feature to be bolted on further down the road.

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