I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems

hulitu wrote: post #4

hajimuz wrote: post #3

the hope is ChromeOS…

> the hope is ChromeOS… The hope is that ChromeOS dies. It has nothing to do with Linux except the kernel.

>It has nothing to do with Linux

Which isn't entirely bad since it has some good concepts regarding security that will make good additions to current Linux systems.

Re: I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems

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Post by foobarian » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 5:27 PM UTC

Suggested title edit: "I see the Linux desktop's problems, but that doesn't mean I don't love it"

Re: I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems

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Post by sbuk » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 5:28 PM UTC

hulitu wrote: post #4

hajimuz wrote: post #3

the hope is ChromeOS…

> the hope is ChromeOS… The hope is that ChromeOS dies. It has nothing to do with Linux except the kernel.

I thought Linux was the kernel…

Re: I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems

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Post by edgyquant » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 5:37 PM UTC

hulitu wrote: post #4

hajimuz wrote: post #3

the hope is ChromeOS…

> the hope is ChromeOS… The hope is that ChromeOS dies. It has nothing to do with Linux except the kernel.

Linux is a kernel though. This feels like the opposite of Stallmans GNU/Linux rant.

Re: I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems

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Post by encryptluks2 » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 5:38 PM UTC

foobarian wrote: post #6

Suggested title edit: "I see the Linux desktop's problems, but that doesn't mean I don't love it"

More accurate title... I love the Linux desktop, but I just want one version of it so that I don't have to deal with competition and jobs with different tools. In other words, I'll likely switch to Apple.

Re: I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems

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Post by encryptluks2 » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 5:40 PM UTC

This article is sort of frustrating, because the issue they have isn't like something not working, just that there are multiple competing options and they want unity around all things.