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As the Linux world increasingly moves towards adopting Wayland in place of X11, there is a serious risk that a third of a century's worth of FOSS desktops and windowing environments would get dropped and left behind. Wayback could prevent that happening, and retain the diversity of choice in GUIs while modernizing the tools upon which they run.
Why do I feel like narrowing down the options would not be that bad? The whole world of Linux is, IMO, in dire need of consolidation behind tried and tested, universally accepted technologies instead of endless number of choices for specific tastes. That is at least the case if Linux aims for desktops (like it now very much should and could with all the Win 11 mess).
There really can’t be half a dozen or more alternatives for any particular task. Two desktop environments for example has to be enough for 99% of users, same with package management systems etc. Otherwise the newbie user will only get scared and confused, or not be able to easily find support relevant to their ”version” of Linux.
Man, we really need to make "The ~~Church~~ Cathedral and the Bazaar" required reading.
You clearly have missed the entire point of Linux, which is the freedom to do with your machine as you like. The endless number of choices for specific tastes is the result of people having the choice to write their own thing.
When consolidation happens, when people say "make my choice for me, I can't make decisions" we end up with super constrained setups like MacOS, Windows 11 and stupid Gnome the way it is now; no choice, do it our way or not at all.
And the answer is still freedom. It's obvious in the plugins and addons for gnome that get it to do basic customizing you find in, say xfce as a toggle in the settings. You find it in the myriad of softwares written for windows and mac that let the user do what they want to do.
And I will likely not be the first to point out to you Linux doesn't "aim for desktops", linux isn't an organization the way ms and apple are. And it likely never will be.
Newbies will be scared and confused no matter what's in front of them.
Why do I feel like narrowing down the options would not be that bad?
Perhaps because you miss Microsoft or Apple? In a rather misdirected way?
Half the point is there are multiple ways to do things - and mind, Windows is like that too (you can get to some settings though the new Control Panel, the old Control Panel, the Regedit, the Powershell...). Just about the only thing in Windows you are forced only one vision of is the desktop itself, but as soon as you double-click an icon, all bets are off.
Also if what you want is getting behind "tried and tested, universally accepted technologies"... that's what sysvinit, ALSA, X11 and automake / build-essentials; no need for systemd, Pulseaudio, Wayland and Snaps. Pulseaudio was basically a stillborn deformed baby whereas I've never seen ALSA fail since 2002 (to the point even today I have to "fix" Flatpak not having audio on Pipewire unless Pulseaudio sits behind it by just seating both of them behind ALSA). I don't even have to begin on Wayland, it started as just vaporware; Systemd is largely an attempt to microsoft-ize Linux system management; and Snaps make me want to snap.
As for newbies... others have addressed the point but honestly, if someone gets scared and whiny at the "choose your starter" screen of the game, they're not gonna last any in a Pokémon game nor would I want them around whining about things they couldn't even be bothered to be here for.
oh i remember this. it was that guy who thought he could fix xorg by himself, and ended up breaking it further. then accused gnome of being "dei" when they kicked him out lol
We, the undersigned, call on the UK Home Secretary to urgently proscribe the “Israel Defence Forces (IDF)” as a terrorist organisation, under the Terrorism Act 2000. We believe their actions meet this definition and that they pose a threat to the safety and security of innocent civillians.
The "IDF" has repeatedly carried out large-scale, deliberate acts of violence against civilians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, in order to pursue political and territorial goals.
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I was at a conference about Palestine shortly before he was killed. None of the Israelis I spoke to were willing to publicly name these horrors, says financial and political analyst Ahmed Najar
In this State of Play livestream, Greg Stoker exposes how Israeli forces are attacking starving Gazans at food drops, spiking flour with opioids, and deploying ISIS-linked gangs to guard convoys—under the guise of humanitarian aid.
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While waiting to enter Gaza on a medical aid mission, an American doctor watched Israeli security forces confiscate the cans of powdered baby formula packed in his luggage. The vital product is desperately lacking in the Palestinian enclave, where about 50 children have died of hunger since March.
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories, has called on countries to impose a full arms embargo as well as cut off trade and financial ties with Israel, which she alleged is waging a genocidal campaign in Gaza.
“Israel is responsible for one of the cruellest genocides in modern history,” Albanese said in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council.
Un biais cognitif, c’est comme un piège dans notre tête. C’est quand notre cerveau fait une erreur sans qu’on s’en rende compte. Il croit qu’il pense bien, mais en fait, il se trompe un peu. C’est comme porter des lunettes qui changent un peu la réalité : on voit les choses d’une façon spéciale, mais pas toujours juste
🧃 1. Biais de confirmation
C’est quand tu penses qu’une chose est vraie, et tu cherches seulement ce qui te donne raison. 📌 Exemple : Tu dis : “Le jus de pomme, c’est le meilleur !” Alors tu écoutes seulement les copains qui disent “Oui, moi aussi j’adore !” Mais tu ignores ceux qui préfèrent le jus d’orange.
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🧒 2. Effet de groupe (ou biais de conformité)
C’est quand tu fais comme tout le monde, même si ce n’est pas ce que tu veux vraiment. 📌 Exemple : Tu veux dessiner un chien, mais tous les autres dessinent des chats. Alors tu dessines un chat aussi, juste pour être comme eux.
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🍭 3. Biais d’ancrage
C’est quand la première chose qu’on te dit influence ce que tu crois, même si ce n’est pas logique. 📌 Exemple : On te dit : “Ce bonbon coûte 10 dinars !” Puis on te dit : “Mais je te le fais à 5 dinars, c’est une super affaire !” Tu crois que c’est pas cher… alors qu’un bonbon de 5 dinars, c’est déjà beaucoup !
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🧠 En résumé :
Les biais cognitifs, ce sont des façons bizarres ou trompeuses de penser. Ils arrivent à tout le monde, même aux grands ! Mais quand on les connaît, on peut mieux réfléchir.
Une France à +4 degrés en 2100 correspond à des sécheresses en série, des températures pouvant atteindre 50 degrés, 10 fois plus de jours de vagues de chaleur, un risque de feu de forêt généralisé à l'ensemble du territoire
For Rida Abu Hadayed, summer adds a new layer of misery to a daily struggle to survive in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), daybreak begins with the cries of Hadayed’s seven children sweltering inside the displaced family’s cramped nylon tent. Outside, the humidity is unbearable.
Israeli forces arrested seven high school students in the occupied West Bank at dawn, hours before they were scheduled to take their exams this morning.
A family of six was completely wiped out in an Israeli strike that targeted a tent in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi in southern Gaza. last night. Seven others were also killed in the same attack.
Local sources reported that the Israeli strike targeted a makeshift tent in a displacement camp, where clusters of tents sheltering already displaced families also caught fire.
In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese said: “The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory is apocalyptic.”
“Israel is responsible for one of the cruellest genocides in modern history,” she added, in a speech that was met with a burst of applause from the Geneva council.
GENEVA: A UN expert on Thursday called on states to impose an arms embargo and cut off trade and financial ties with Israel, which she alleged is waging a “genocidal campaign” in Gaza.
Amnesty International issued a report Thursday claiming a controversial Israeli- and U.S.-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The U.K.-based human rights group condemned Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which the U.S. and Israel have backed to take over aid distribution in Gaza from a network led by the United Nations.
At least 15 Palestinians were killed earlier on Thursday in an Israeli attack targeting a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City. The victims include children who were burned to death.
Medical sources reported that 11 people were killed in the Israeli attack on the Mustafa Hafez School in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in western Gaza City.
Local sources reported the bombing caused a fire at the school, burning people alive.
Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 15 Palestinians were killed earlier on Thursday in an Israeli attack targeting a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City. The victims include children who
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The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved a $510 million arms deal to the Israeli entity, including more than 7,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits.
« Mes amis Notre cerveau reçoit beaucoup d’informations au quotidien et ne conserve que celles que nous estimons utiles. Sinon, il serait débordé. Cette caractéristique nous rappelle que l’apprentissage doit être conscient. Pour retenir une information, nous devons choisir de la retenir. Nous devons nous investir. D’où l’intérêt, toujours, de s’entraîner délibérément. Dans l’apprentissage, notre volonté d’apprendre et l’attention que nous y mettons y participent au plus haut point. »
On July 3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg reached its climax, with 140,000 troops facing each other on the battlefield. From Culp’s Hill to the fields south of town, Day 3’s battles—culminating in Pickett’s Charge—produced over 15,000 casualties, deciding the battle’s outcome. Lee’s Confederates staked everything on breaking Meade’s Union line, while the Army of the Potomac fought to hold the high ground.
At dawn on July 3rd, Meade’s 85,000 Union troops fortified their fishhook line along Cemetery Hill, Culp’s Hill, and Cemetery Ridge, bolstered by II, III, and XII Corps. Meade anticipated a Confederate attack, focusing on defense. Lee, with 65,000 men, held Seminary Ridge and Gettysburg, his army battered but resolute.
Frustrated by Day 2’s failures, Lee planned a massive assault on the Union center, led by Longstreet, with Pickett’s fresh division, while Ewell renewed attacks on Culp’s Hill and Stuart’s cavalry probed the Union lines to the rear. Both commanders braced for a decisive confrontation under the sweltering July heat.
At 4:00 AM, Union XII Corps, under Brig. Gen. George S. Greene, launched a counterattack to reclaim Culp’s Hill trenches lost to Johnson’s Confederates on July 2nd.
Over 10,000 Union troops, backed by artillery, blasted Ewell’s brigades—Steuart’s and Daniel’s—in a seven-hour slugfest. By 11:00 AM, relentless Union assaults, led by regiments like the 137th New York, drove the Confederates off the hill, securing the Union right. The fighting, marked by heavy musketry and cannon fire, cost over 2,000 casualties, ending Lee’s hopes of turning Meade’s flank and shifting his focus to the Union center.
Around noon, Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, 6,000 strong, clashed with Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg east of Gettysburg at Rummel’s Farm. Lee aimed to disrupt Union lines, but Gregg’s 5,000 troopers, including Custer’s brigade, stood firm. Custer rallied the 1st Michigan, shouting, “Come on, you Wolverines!”
After hours of mounted and dismounted fighting, and about 500 casualties, Stuart’s advance was halted. Securing Meade’s rear and foiling the Confederate flanking maneuver.
Late on July 3, Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. Elon Farnsworth, part of Kilpatrick’s division, launched a doomed charge against Longstreet’s right flank south of Big Round Top. Ordered to disrupt Confederate lines, Farnsworth’s 300 troopers faced Law’s infantry and artillery across rocky terrain.
Around 5:00 PM, the 1st Vermont and others charged, only to be cut down by rifle volleys and canister fire. Farnsworth fell, and his brigade lost over 100 men in minutes. The futile attack, criticized as reckless, had little impact but highlighted the day’s relentless violence.
At 1:00 PM, 150 Confederate cannons, stretching along Seminary Ridge, unleashed a thunderous two-hour bombardment on the Union center at Cemetery Ridge. The barrage, meant to soften Meade’s line, sent shells screaming into II Corps’ positions under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock. Eighty Union guns, led by Col. Freeman McGilvery, replied, cloaking the field in smoke. Despite the deafening roar, Union troops, sheltered behind stone walls and earthworks, suffered minimal losses.
The artillery duel, one of the war’s largest, set the stage for Lee’s climactic assault, as both sides braced for the decisive moment, Pickett’s Charge.
At 3:00 PM, 12,500 Confederates—Pickett’s, Pettigrew’s, and Trimble’s divisions—emerged from Seminary Ridge for Pickett’s Charge. Advancing a mile across open fields, they faced a storm of Union artillery from Cemetery Ridge, led by Lt. Alonzo Cushing’s battery.
Hancock’s II Corps, including the 69th Pennsylvania and 1st Minnesota, unleashed devastating rifle volleys. Pickett’s Virginians, with Armistead’s brigade, breached the Angle’s stone wall, but Union counterattacks, led by Col. George Stannard’s Vermonters, crushed the assault. Over 6,000 Confederates fell, including Armistead, in a catastrophic defeat.
Day 3’s battles cemented Union victory. Culp’s Hill’s recapture secured the right, while cavalry fights east and south, led by Custer and Gregg, blocked the Confederate threats. Pickett’s Charge, a disastrous failure, cost Lee 6,000 men, with total Day 3 casualties nearing 15,000—8,000 Confederate, 7,000 Union. Meade’s line held firm. Lee’s dream of victory collapsed, forcing a retreat. The Union, bloodied but triumphant, claimed the field, setting the stage for the war’s turning point.
Lee’s army, with 28,000 losses, would retreat the next day, July 4th. Meade, with 23,000 casualties, did not pursue, sparking debate. Critics, including Lincoln, argued he missed a chance to crush Lee. Defenders cite Meade’s exhausted troops, low supplies, and Lee’s still-formidable army, arguing caution preserved the victory.
Gettysburg shifted the war’s tide, but Meade’s restraint, praised by some and scorned by others, left the Confederacy’s in tact dragging the war on for two more years.
«Mes amis le cerveau n’est pas un organe figé, mais une structure qui se remodèle en permanence, au gré de nos expériences. Chaque fois que l’on vit de nouvelles choses, que l’on apprend de nouvelles informations, la myéline se fortifie. La myéline est la gaine qui protège les synapses, qui elles-mêmes sont les cellules situées entre les neurones. Une myéline renforcée accroît la connexion et la communication entre nos neurones. De nouveaux chemins neuronaux se dessinent. Notre cerveau devient plus performant ; il fait des liens entre toutes les informations qu’il héberge, ce qui nous aide à avoir de nouvelles idées, des facilités de compréhension, un esprit plus vif, de l’humour aussi… Ce phénomène se maintient tout au long de la vie. Il n’y a pas d’âge pour apprendre ! »
« Le cerveau est un allié dans l’apprentissage. C’est grâce à lui que nous pouvons repousser nos limites. Il est donc important de connaître ses secrets pour l’utiliser au mieux. »
« Une bonne hygiène de vie, c’est aussi une bonne hygiène de vie sociale et émotionnelle. Avoir des relations épanouissantes, prendre du temps pour soi, gérer son stress sont autant d’éléments qui entretiennent positivement notre corps et notre esprit. »
Ransomware crew Hunters International shuts down, hands out keys to victims - Don't let their kind words sway you – leaders are still up to no good Ransomware gang Hun... - go.theregister.com/feed/www.th…
« Mes amis Saviez-vous que votre cerveau avait un ennemi caché dans l’alimentation ? Le sucre ! Surtout les sucres raffinés, que l’on trouve dans les gâteaux industriels, les friandises… Le sucre perturbe la fonction de l’hippocampe6, zone du cerveau impliquée dans la mémoire. Limiter votre consommation est donc l’un des meilleurs services que vous puissiez rendre à votre mémoire ! »
Sa’ada – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:The Saudi army renewed, on Wednesday, its attacks on the border areas of Sa’ada Governorate in northern Yemen, in a continuous violation of the truce announced between Sana’a and Riyadh since April 2022.Local sources rep
El documental sobre el asesinato masivo por parte de #IsraelTerroristState contra los médicos, personal sanitario, en #gaza que la @BBCNews@flipboard.com se negó a emitir y se puede ver vía @zeteonews @channel4 si que lo emitió.
Exclusive: The powerful film the BBC refused to air is out now, released globally by Zeteo. It documents Israel's destruction of Gaza's hospitals and the killing of Palestinian doctors.
Το ποσοστό φτώχειας σε Ελλάδα, "Φτωχότερες 10 χώρες" και το σύνολο της ΕΕ σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία της Eurostat. Υπάρχει αυξητική τάση της φτώχειας στην ελλάδα. Υγείες.
Το χάλι της ελληνικής οικονομίας σε αριθμούς που απλά λένε ότι δεν υπάρχει μέλλον στη χώρα. Το χρήμα το κατέχουν οι λίγοι, οι οποίοι δεν επανεπενδύουν, με τους υπόλοιπους να φυτοζωούν. Μια εργατική τάξη σε πενία και μια οικονομία η οποία απλά δεν παράγει τίποτα - αυτή είναι η συνολική εικόνα των δύο τάξεων. Υψηλής μόρφωσης εργαζόμενοι που τους ξεζουμίζει η αστική τάξη για ψίχουλα. youtube.com/watch?v=qpFvL70AXE…
H πραγματικότητα για την κατάσταση της Eλληνικής οικονομίας έγκυρα και αμερόληπτα, με την σφραγίδα του Greekonomics.Ευχαριστούμε την Freedom24 που χορήγησε α...
no se ni en qué día vivo, acabo de caer en la cuenta que el lunes aquí es fiesta y no estoy! Creía que faltaba una semana más para sanfermines 🙁 yo soy de los que huyen de la fiesta
Billionaire Peter Thiel hints at replacing democracy with elite tech rule in shocking NYT interview—what it means for 2025, AI, and the future of freedom.
Only 26 politicians voted against the order to ban Palestine Action and put them on the list of terrorist organisations.The order will now have to be debated...
Seine spitze Bemerkung zur Regenbogenflagge auf dem Bundestag bringt dem Kanzler heftige Kritik ein – auch vom Koalitionspartner. Queerpolitische Stimmen sprechen von Respektlosigkeit.
Paris setzt auf grüne Dächer, weniger Parkplätze und Stadtwälder – und verzeichnet dort während Hitzewellen deutlich kühlere Temperaturen. Stadtchefin Anne Hidalogo rettet Leben, weil sie die Klimakrise ernst nimmt. Ist so.www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Die Vegetalisierung von Paris durch Bürgermeisterin Anne Hidalgo vermag die Temperaturen deutlich zu senken, wie sich vor allem während der sommerlichen Hitze zeigt
Der CSD Berlin bezeichnet die Teilnahme der Anti-Klöckners als "starkes Zeichen demokratischer Solidarität in einer Zeit wachsender Unsicherheit für queere Menschen". queer.de/detail.php?article_id…
Während die Chefin des Bundestags den Pride als Feindbild auserkoren hat, werden ihre Stellvertreter*innen von SPD und Grünen eine wichtige Rolle beim Berliner CSD übernehmen. (Szene - Deutschland)
Gibt es einen Trick, um auf eine Telekom-Prepaid-SIM-Karte weniger als 15 € aufladen zu müssen, um die Nummer halten zu können? Ich hab schon viel zu viel drauf, telefoniere aber nur sehr selten damit.
29 Tage Hungerstreik, jetzt im Haftkrankenhaus – Maja T. kämpft gegen Isolation & pol. Verfolgung in Ungarn. Ob Demo, Protestwanderung, Bürobesuch oder Petition: Vom 1.–7. Juli wird der Druck lauter. 👉 Beteiligt euch an den Aktionen – Wir sind alle Antifa✊ rote-hilfe.de/meldungen/versch… #FreeMaja
Ihr wolltet etwas besonderes, das lesen wir gern 😜 Wir haben eine Echte Mondraute gefunden 🥰 (Botrychium lunaria). Mitten auf einer Almwiese, wo wir eine kurze Pause eingelegt hatten. Blanker Zufall also, das Exemplar war etwa 5cm groß. #Alpenexkursion (Hashtag kann stumm geschaltet werden, wenn es zu viel wird!)
Flüsse speichern selbst im Winter große Wärmemengen. Mit Wärmepumpen lässt sich diese Energie für Fernwärme nutzen - effizienter als Luft-Wärmepumpen und gut für die Gewässerökologie.
Hitlergrüße, Pöbeleien, Holocaust-Relativierung: Alltag in der Gedenkstätte Buchenwald. Die rechtsextremen Angriffe auf die Erinnerung nehmen zu. Der MDR berichtet über die besorgniserregenden Zustände und legt eine Liste von Vorfällen vor. 1/2
Ich musste mir zuletzt einen neuen Fahrradreparaturladen suchen. Eine Sache die mir dabei aufgefallen ist:
Fast jeder Händler lehnt die Reparatur von Discounter-Bikes rundheraus ab.
Das betrifft mich nicht persönlich, aber ich denke das wird einige Käufer solcher Räder erhebliche Probleme bereiten. Da kann der erste Defekt zu einem Todesurteil für das Rad werden.
Anni, meine vorherige Händlerin erklärte mir das mal, warum sie das nicht machte:
Beschränkte Lebensdauer vieler Teile: man repariert an der einen Stelle und zwei Tage später ist der Kunde mit einem Problem an einer anderen Stelle da und sieht das als Reklamation an.
Die Discounter-Räder verwenden oft "custom"-Teile, die mit nix anderem kompatibel sind und eine Reparatur zu einer Improvisation machen.
The thing about jumping off a bridge is that it leaves you just enough time to realize that killing yourself for internet clout is probably a retarded idea.
Im Brombachsee in Franken ist ein zweiter Wels aggressiv geworden. Erst Ende Juni hatte ein Exemplar fünf Badegäste angegriffen. Der Fisch wurde von der Polizei erschossen und in 120 Portionen unter die Leute gebracht.
Als Bundestagspräsidentin war es ihr wichtig, die Queer-Demo zu unterstützen, als Arbeitsministerin streicht Bärbel Bas den Fahnen-Termin – wie viele andere auch.
@Richard It’s all in the context of how not biased, and in most cases it is used in a demeaning and derogatory manner. I don’t use it. But that’s just my choice.
Ein einfaches Passwort war alles, was zwischen Hackern und der Kontrolle über einen ganzen Staudamm stand! 😱 Der kürzlich bekannt gewordene Vorfall am norwegischen Risevatnet-Stausee ist ein alarmierendes Beispiel dafür, wie verwundbar unsere kritische Infrastruktur sein kann.
Un agujero negro de dinero público, la piedra filosofal de comisionistas y arribistas, la infraestructura más cara e inútil, el hospital que asombró al mundo. Al Zendal se le ha caído el techo. No hay heridos, no había enfermos.
« Le cerveau est constitué à 80 % d’eau. Il est indispensable de bien s’hydrater ! Cela peut paraître bête, et pourtant, beaucoup de gens « oublient » de boire ! Essayez de boire entre 1 et 1,5 litre d’eau chaque jour, c’est un réflexe facile à adopter. Vous aurez le sentiment de commencer à prendre soin de vous, ce qui vous donnera de l’élan pour adopter mes autres conseils. »
Sagen wir es mal so: ich mag das Gendern auch nicht wirklich. Was aber primär an meiner sprachlichen Prägung liegt. Dass Konservative darin aber den Untergang des Abendlandes sehen, ist schon ziemlich krude. Ich glaube auch gar nicht, dass die das wirklich ernst meinen. Es ist einfach eine willkommene Ablenkungsdebatte, um unbemerkt und ungestört auf der Nebenspur gesellschaftsfeindliche Lobbypolitik fortzusetzen.
An 435 von 453 Stationen wurde gestern ein Heißer Tag beobachtet (>= 30°C). An 285 Stationen wurde die 35 °C Marke überschritten (sehr Heißer Tag). Die höchste Temperatur wurde mit 39.3 °C in Andernach erreicht. #Hitze
hietsu
in reply to sabreW4K3 • • •Why do I feel like narrowing down the options would not be that bad? The whole world of Linux is, IMO, in dire need of consolidation behind tried and tested, universally accepted technologies instead of endless number of choices for specific tastes. That is at least the case if Linux aims for desktops (like it now very much should and could with all the Win 11 mess).
There really can’t be half a dozen or more alternatives for any particular task. Two desktop environments for example has to be enough for 99% of users, same with package management systems etc. Otherwise the newbie user will only get scared and confused, or not be able to easily find support relevant to their ”version” of Linux.
non_burglar
in reply to hietsu • • •Man, we really need to make "The ~~Church~~ Cathedral and the Bazaar" required reading.
You clearly have missed the entire point of Linux, which is the freedom to do with your machine as you like. The endless number of choices for specific tastes is the result of people having the choice to write their own thing.
When consolidation happens, when people say "make my choice for me, I can't make decisions" we end up with super constrained setups like MacOS, Windows 11 and stupid Gnome the way it is now; no choice, do it our way or not at all.
And the answer is still freedom. It's obvious in the plugins and addons for gnome that get it to do basic customizing you find in, say xfce as a toggle in the settings. You find it in the myriad of softwares written for windows and mac that let the user do what they want to do.
And I will likely not be the first to point out to you Linux doesn't "aim for desktops", linux isn't an organization the way ms and apple are. And it likely never will be.
Newbies will be scared and confused no matter what's in front of them.
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LeFantome
in reply to non_burglar • • •Not to correct you but, if people try to search based on your recommendation, it is “The Cathedral and the Bazaar”.
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar
www.catb.orgnon_burglar
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in reply to hietsu • • •Perhaps because you miss Microsoft or Apple? In a rather misdirected way?
Half the point is there are multiple ways to do things - and mind, Windows is like that too (you can get to some settings though the new Control Panel, the old Control Panel, the Regedit, the Powershell...). Just about the only thing in Windows you are forced only one vision of is the desktop itself, but as soon as you double-click an icon, all bets are off.
Also if what you want is getting behind "tried and tested, universally accepted technologies"... that's what sysvinit, ALSA, X11 and automake / build-essentials; no need for systemd, Pulseaudio, Wayland and Snaps. Pulseaudio was basically a stillborn deformed baby whereas I've never seen ALSA fail since 2002 (to the point even today I have to "fix" Flatpak not having audio on Pipewire unless Pulseaudio sits behind it by just seating both of them behind ALSA). I don't even have to begin on Wayland, it started as just vaporware; Systemd is largely an attempt to microsoft-ize Linux system management; and Snaps make me want to snap.
As for newbies... others have addressed the point but honestly, if someone gets scared and whiny at the "choose your starter" screen of the game, they're not gonna last any in a Pokémon game nor would I want them around whining about things they couldn't even be bothered to be here for.
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LeFantome
in reply to sabreW4K3 • • •I am trying to understand the difference between Wayback and running Xwayland in Cage.
I’m Wayback, will I still be able to run Wayland applications? Or am I literally just running an Xserver that uses Wayland for the DDX layer?
Virual
in reply to LeFantome • • •Cage is designed around running a single maximized application. Wayback is meant to run an entire x11 desktop environment.
Not sure about the second part.
ziggurat
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