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Just giggled as my last meme mentioned trouble with displays and appropriately, a large chunk of the replies were "well MY displays work just fine!" (And charmingly, many were thoughts of things to check, other distros etc. It's a very kind community, though that may also be the fediverse.)
Despite it's reputation, I don't remember anyone being unkind even in the arch forums, worst cases I would describe more so as inconsiderate. We all lift together, after all
-hey, you should switch to Linux now, it's way better than Windows 11, everything works and the community is very helpful
-what? you're having some issues on Linux? uhh, skill issue, go back to windows lol
I have been in the Linux community for a decade now and I have yet to see anyone recommend someone go back to Windows
Just one more distro man, I swear it'll solve everything this time man
Sort of related, but I recommended against my teen getting a Mac laptop for college because it is different and he wasn’t familiar with it. While that’s not obstacle for us techies, it seems to be for normies. However he has had no issues.
In case that extrapolates to Linux …. A different UI, different paradigms, aren’t necessarily an obstacle to normies
Those donkeys are very cute
Yeah, it does take some malice aforeskin when choosing hardware. It doesn't take much anymore. But you do need to consider what you are using and what features you expect to work.
It seems it's always best to be just a bit behind the bleeding edge of technology when committing to a any distro. If you want to be on that edge, you should expect to bleed every now and then.
If you want to be on that edge, you should expect to bleed every now and then.
Exactly. And alternatively, buy bleeding edge hardware that ships with Linux pre-installed....and then bleed a little anyway, because it is still the bleeding edge, haha.
The linux user community is its own worst fucking enemy
It's not TOO bad around here, but when I was on a Linux binge on Youtube, some people in the comments there genuinely just don't want other people to move to Linux. That's not my words, it's theirs. They flat out don't want new Linux users or for Linux to grow... but they use it.
christ, imagine being so sad a person you build your special personality around a friggin OS.
If Linux becomes common, then they won't be a 'special haxor' anymore. Can't be having any of that you know.
Over the years, I have seen less and less of the 'RTFM noob' attitude and Linux forums becoming more welcoming and accepting of new users. But assholes still exist and won't ever go away. But they do make a good match with the newcomers that expect to have everything work just like it did in Windows or even Mac because they'll be damned if they are going to learn something new and different. And yes, they exist. Why those people even try Linux is beyond me, but you do run into them if you spend time hanging out in forums.
Sorry, linux is full, go away.
I can sort of understand this instinct. I am not opposed to new people using linux but I think the obsession with “growth” is the wrong way to think about software tools.
The way most companies make adoption of their software system grow is by making it more convenient to use, then exploiting network effects to force more users on to their platform. For the vast majority of people “convenient to use” means a locked down environment where they have little or no control and don’t have to make technical decisions.
Right now to use a Linux OS you are going to have to do a little bit of learning and make some decisions. The requirement that you actually think about an OS for a few minutes acts as a significant barrier for a lot of people, but removing that barrier results in a product that does not allow the user to control their software. Which I think would be bad.
I can sort of understand this instinct. I am not opposed to new people using linux but I think the obsession with “growth” is the wrong way to think about software tools.
For me, "growth" is a means to an end, not the end itself. I want Linux saturation. Largely, I view Linux more as a project to empower good and smart people against stagnant stupidity and reactionary evil of (most of) the super wealthy. Unfortunately, this means taking on masses of fucking morons on board the linux train. If you don't have that network effect, you are throwing away power, and our enemies will never do that. They will always grab on to and hold in a death grip every piece of power and leverage they possibly can.
So smart and good people (linux experts/devs) need to understand that if they want good things, they need to be willing to fight ruthless (but stupid) monsters, and that also requires ruthlessness and morally grey thinking. And it means accepting the dirty masses into their smart people club, in fact encouraging them in (maybe some of those dumb fucks will stop being dumb by way of being pulled in).
but when I was on a Linux binge on Youtube, some people in the comments there genuinely just don't want other people to move to Linux.
Probably Microsoft bots attempt at keeping Windows alive.
Probably Microsoft bots attempt at keeping Windows alive.
Yes. I think no one really knows how much this happens, but I keep seeing evidence that it is happening much more than that average person suspects.
I feel you brother, specially if you have missmatched displays, if you mention it, it's staright up your fault somehow.
I used to be a dual monitor guy on my gaming rig, but there were a few times I had issues with display (usually playing older games like Underlord)
So I just became a single monitor guy, but its a big monitor
i will say that wayland has solved a lot of multimonitor issues, although most games where i have monitor issues in my dual monitor setup can be fixed by ensuring the monitor i want to play on is at 0,0 on the layout. sone fames are weird about that
Look, you're harming our effort to convince people that there are no bugs in Tux-Sing-Se. How are we gonna get people to switch unless we pretend that all is perfect and flawless? Because clearly, that's what Windows users expect...
(sarcasm)
Of course there are no bugs in Tux-Sing-Se. When i moved there, I had an absolute bug free experience and only needed one small hour to get my Bluetooth headphones working!
There are no bugs in Tux-Sing-Se, only user error.