@adiz @mischievoustomato @PurpCat @nemesis @arcana @phnt @sam @RustyCrab @Suiseiseki @waifu @branman65 It would probably be better if there were a few distros and Unix-like OSes that remain niche while certain Linux distros like Ubuntu or Mint went mainstream compared to having Windows be mainstream because there would be better compatibility between both the mainstream OSes and niche OSes.
@phnt And if DWM wants to do that, that's fine. Most new users of Linux are going to stick with something coherent to them like GNOME or KDE. @PurpCat @RustyCrab @arcana @nemesis @Suiseiseki @sam @xianc78 @waifu @branman65 @mischievoustomato
@phnt There are benefits and detriments. One can always gate off one's own. Look at the Fediverse, different levels and layers of gatekeeping from different groups. However, we all benefit from greater Fediverse adoption and development therein. The same is and can be true with things like Linux. Projects or distributions ruining themselves with CoCs and injecting ideology and politics isn't good, but in this space it's all FLOSS which can be forked and modified and developed and utilized piecemeal---greater adoption and greater development and greater overall support is nothing but positive, compared to things like Windows or macOS centralization. If you want to gatekeep your own project or distribution or software or network, nobody is stopping you from doing so. But, you shouldn't opposed greater, wider adoption and support. @PurpCat @RustyCrab @arcana @nemesis @Suiseiseki @sam @waifu @branman65 @mischievoustomato
@mischievoustomato Exactly. And, not just Linux---any alternative OS from the current computing software oligarchy. Gatekeeping only does a disservice to everyone. And, almost all popular Linux distributions running GNOME or KDE will be more than suitable for basic computing for the average user. Supporting normies to try it and explore it should be encouraged. @PurpCat @nemesis @arcana @phnt @sam @RustyCrab @Suiseiseki @waifu @branman65
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>Gatekeeping only does a disservice to everyone.
Which is exactly why most of us are still forced to have a separate Windows computer, partition, or VM for work/school. Many software companies aren't going to waste time porting their software to an OS with less than 5% marketshare. Whatever normies use is going to affect you, whether you like it or not.
@bonifartius @sam @PurpCat @lewdthewides @nyanide @sunmcnukes @mischievoustomato Oh I remember that. I love it when people use the elites' own rules against them.
@xianc78 @PurpCat @sam @lewdthewides @nyanide @sunmcnukes @mischievoustomato listen up sweaty, carbon credits and ULEZ cameras are DEMOCRACY and everyone against them is a FASCIST!
@PurpCat @sam @lewdthewides @nyanide @sunmcnukes @mischievoustomato He will never tell you to break the code if it involves some carbon-based social credit score or ULEZ cameras, but when it comes to software being used to deport illegals he will start calling for sabotage.
"Intel admits what we all knew: no one is buying AI PCs"
People would rather buy older processors that aren't that much less powerful but way cheaper. The "AI" benefits obviously aren't worth paying for.
https://www.xda-developers.com/intel-admits-what-we-all-knew-no-one-is-buying-ai-pcs/
@sendpaws FNA exists.
@wowaname My favorite Zelda games don't even involve the Triforce.