I use Windows btw

  • jrs100000@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    This sort of stuff always makes me wonder…WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL USING YOUR OS FOR?. All I want my OS to do is hold my files, execute my programs and stay the hell out of my way. What could people possibly be doing with their OS that makes version and distro wars worth more than two seconds of your life? Its like arguing about which calculator or plain text editor is best. I dont care. It adds the numbers, it changes the letters, as long as it isnt doing anything else: who cares.

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      2 years ago

      as long as it isnt doing anything else: who cares.

      That’s a big part of the distro discussion. Ubuntu for example forces snaps down your throat if you don’t pay attention, which usually leads to issues down the line.

      Some people are more extreme in that regard and want their system to do absolutely nothing they haven’t explicitly configured. And there’s a distro for everyone.

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      2 years ago

      Its like arguing about which calculator or plain text editor is best.

      it’s obviously emacs

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        That can be nice, but if I actually care about new features in a program Im compiling the RC manually. Otherwise its just more frequent 50GB downloads for some imperceptible incremental change to CUPS and Libre Office.

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      2 years ago

      The less important something is, the more people will argue over it.

      See: high school elections, car brands, toilet paper orientation

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      2 years ago

      I just wanted something reliable for gaming that didn’t come with a ton of bloat. I settled on EndeavourOS.