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RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD

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Re: RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD

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Post by arghwhat »

wink wrote: post #158
arghwhat wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do realize that Netflix uses FreeBSD, right? That a good chunk of NAS builds, diy or not, use FreeBSD? That high performance network solutions often use FreeBSD because of what is commonly seen as a better/more mature network stack? Having a smaller user base than the world's most used kernel (Linux) doesn't mean it has a small user base in absolute terms. And being a smaller kernel in lines of code is certainly…

I'm not sure you should plainly compare FreeBSD on a limited choice of Hardware doing server things with "a general purpose GUI desktop OS". OP didn't say FreeBSD was bad in my reading, but as a somewhat irregular user you just notice 1000 papercuts (which are not the OS's fault per se for the most part) but which detract from the overall experience. Every nth software package you use for the first time needs a (smal…

OP was bashing FreeBSD as having no userbase, comparing it to a hobby project with no known bugs because it has no users to find them.

FreeBSD isn't run on a limited choice of hardware.

Re: RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD

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Post by daitangio »

bowsamic wrote: post #14

Personally I find this kind of idea to be a dead end, since so much of what makes macOS special is really beyond the capabilities of anyone other than Apple. For example, total vertical integration, e.g. calling up kernel team and ask them to make a change for WebKit. SerenityOS also does this because Andreas Kling worked at Apple, realising that vertical integration is fundamental. But then there are other things, l…

Agree. Also I see some video on SerenityOS and I find a very good teaching environment/gym to see a such vertical integration.

Last but not least HaikuOS deserves some forward look

Re: RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD

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Post by pseudalopex »

michaelmrose wrote: post #303
pseudalopex wrote: post #169

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Audio balance seems like a bug. Caps Lock delay seems like accidental activation prevention. Who thinks F2 to rename is reasonable?

Having it delayed by a portion of a second can never in any way shape or form prevent accidental activation as you don't have time to notice and correct the matter. It IS just enough to prevent several characters from being entered in the correct case. Users expect actions to match the sequence of inputs. If the user can type CAPS and "TITLE" and get "tITLE" its a bug. Basically 50 years of computer interfaces of all…

Older MacBooks activate Caps Lock instantly. Recent MacBooks activate Caps Lock after the key is held long enough.

Bugs are when systems don't work as intended. Intent you don't like isn't a bug.

Enter or return does different things in different contexts. Its most frequent functions are go to a new line or end text entry. Saying it means activate and implying activate means open is trying to find consistency where it isn't. And what it does in Finder is what it does in other text fields.

Return for rename is older than Windows 3.1. The error rate for pressing F2 is high for something so common as rename.

Re: RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD

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Post by pseudalopex »

JacobSeated wrote: post #354
noodlebear wrote: post #86

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Is this relevant to the submission, or simply a spot you’ve interpreted as a convenient one to air all of your grievances about Macs? I guess not only air them, but state them in a way where only your approach is correct (“erroneous” is inappropriate to apply to a UI decision that differs from your preference, for example)

If you pay attention, you will note the authors of this decided to Ditch KDE and apparently design their own UI, which would be more like Mac. My point is, power users do not really want Mac desktop environment – it is just a "necessary" evil that we are stuck with.

Their point is your preferences are your preferences. Not obejctive tests for power user status.
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