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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 months ago

Strong Disagree, the GUI equivalent of chown is a bizarrely long series of clicks that less knowledgeable users will easily get confused doing.

[-] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

I never said it's good ux, but it's working

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -4 points 5 months ago

You described it as pebkac - it isn't - it's an OS design issue.

[-] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

If you read the thread they got an answer to their question, then OP posts this rant here like its a classic "windows is stupid" thing, while simply a user tries to do something which is too complex for them, and blames their lack of knowledge on the os.

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