Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "The Worst Anti Linux Desktop Blog Post" video.

  1. They don't even know what an operating system is. They don't even have a computer today. The era of the PC is over.
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  2. One does not simply try Linux. To try is to fail. To succeed you must become Linux!
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  3. What do you mean I cannot get Candy Crush on Linux? The horror!
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  4. If people hate change then why are they letting a corporation control the OS they use? Microsoft changes Windows all the time and there's not a damned thing users can do about it. On Linux you can choose to use what you want to use and a lot of really ancient stuff is still available to use today. I use a Window Manager from the late 1990s myself. I don't like Desktop Environments. So I just don't use them.
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  5.  @lesath7883  I like your sense of humor too. An OS that just works. That's a good one!
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  6.  @bryanb3352  if you were smart you could have fixed it in a moment.
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  7. I've compiled and ran some pretty old code on Linux. Way more than a decade. Long live C!
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  8.  @talkysassis  no source is a problem in Linux due to the overall ecosystem. The way Linux works you need the source code for it to work. Just how it is. Without source you're no better off than Windows and perhaps a bit behind that even. Because the people making the APIs do expect you to be able to keep up.
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  9.  @talkysassis  modern OSes are not perfect. So problems are to be expected. With source you stand some chance of fixing them. Without source you're likely stuck. Being up the creek without the proverbial paddle is never any fun.
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  10.  @talkysassis  what happens is when source code is compiled it is linked to the system. The set of syscalls is solidified. When the program runs it makes a series of requests to the OS to fulfill its various needs. But the program only knows how to ask for what it knows about. Over time the names of those calls can change. Or they can be replaced entirely. Then there's a problem. Trying to support that old code can impair the functionality of new code. So to maintain support for that old crusty junk has a cost for everyone. It's bloat and overhead.
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  11.  @talkysassis  It is too bad Linus doesn't have control over every library. Because that's where you're going to run into problems. The language even changes. So when code gets really stale it won't just build again without being ported. The only constant is change. You can't stand still or you'll get left behind. Just how it is.
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  12. What you call problems we call desirable features.
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  13. If you want expensive Linux I'm sure IBM can help you there.
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  14. Debian is the Universal OS. Now you know.
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  15. Hard work is its own reward. You should want to do as much work as you can. With work comes reward. Windows is easy like languishing in a jail cell. Climbing Mount Everest is indeed difficult but you can't beat the view. No pain no gain! If you think you can or think you can't you're right.
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  16. Linux is easy if you have something going for you. Not everyone does though.
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  17. Actually to get that figure they track ID strings in browsers. That's fairly accurate but not 100%. Some people do spoof that info. Those people would likely be running Linux too. There's benefits to masquerading as another OS which would be enjoyed by Linux users being as Linux is underserved. The whole we're sorry we do not support your OS deal.
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  18. Look if you don't like Gnome/KDE then just run TWM. Problem solved!
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  19. Oh so because resources weren't allocated equally that's Linux's fault? I see. Perhaps you should take that up with your hardware manufacturer? I'm sure they'll get a good chuckle out of it too.
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  20. Diversity is not our strength.
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  21. No!
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  22. Put the crack pipe down.
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  23. Linux is all about hacking. If you want things you have to be willing to make an effort to acquire them. Linux is a blank canvas that you have to make into your own masterpiece. You get the paint and the brushes but the rest is entirely up to you.
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  24.  @complexity5545  even though sometimes getting things to work in Linux can be a hassle once you do get them working they tend to keep working. So there is that. It really depends on what it is that you're trying to do.
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  25. EMACS is a great OS. It could use a decent text editor though.
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  26. Steve, is that you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs
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  27. 1995 was the Year of the Linux Desktop for me.
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  28.  @humbughumbughumbug  there is software that isn't available on Linux. The people making that do expect to be compensated for their efforts. That's just economic reality. Not many folks are writing accounting software for the fun of it. It's just not considered cool. That don't mean there's not people that need it though.
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  29. Remember when Microsoft said Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows? Pepperidge Farms remembers. You know why there never was a Windows 9? Because 7, 8, 9.
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  30. If everyone used Linux developers would be forced to support Linux. They cannot very well sell to no seats, now can they? There should be no money in software period. There's no tangible physical material. When I download software some electrons come down a wire. You expect me to pay for that? GTFO! I can't wait for AI to put all programmers out of business. That will truly be a glorious day.
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  31.  @sososoweeder  Linux is not all peaches and cream. I never want to give anyone the impression that it is either. I like Linux but that does not mean Linux is not without its shortcomings and problems.
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  32. You may not care but it does have an impact on you nevertheless. It makes you a marginalized second class citizen. No one caters to your kind.
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  33. I do miss Acrobat reader. But I guess Okular is OK.
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  34. Obvious troll is obvious.
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  35.  @pw1187  Linux changes in details but at the core Linux remains a nod to tradition. Microsoft has been nothing but a cash grab since day one. So people investing in Windows are not playing a long game. They're headed down a garden path wearing rose tinted glasses. It is funny that now that Linux is profitable even Microsoft has decided to dabble in it. That's quite the shift from calling it a cancer.
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  36. My grandma used to say, God helps those who help themselves.
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  37. It is the ransomware that you'll miss the most.
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  38. How is that any different from clicking on cryptic icons? In fact the command line can be a lot more logically intuitive. There's a reason why we don't use hieroglyphics today.
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  39. How about no. I am not willing to give up the elegance of the system due to your incompetence. What sucks is your comprehension of what's going on.
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  40. Why do you want your directories to act up?
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  41. How is a dolphin supposed to run? Dolphins have no legs!
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  42. Nerds!
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  43. But tell us how you really feel.
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  44.  @Carboy45  OK
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  45. I've built my own peripheral that is operated by Linux. I may not be most Linux desktop users though.
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  46. If you don't want to type the Linux terminal can be copy pasted to. You can even use a mouse in the console. You run a program called gpm and then your mouse will work in the console. Then there's command history and tab completion too. You're far from the first person that wasn't big on typing. The first people were running UNIX too.
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  47. World Domination is the goal! When I asked ChatGPT how Linux can take over the world it told me that it was way ahead of me. Muwahahaha!
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  48. OK fine everyone should start out with Linux From Scratch. Or just Gentoo if they're lazy and a bit on the slow side. Once they've mastered the basics they can switch to a more practical distribution. Initially the struggle must be real though. There is no growth without challenge.
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  49.  @lesath7883  in the end it doesn't really matter what you start out with. Only that you start. It is what you end up with that matters more. By the time you're there you won't have to ask anyone either. Answers must come from within. I was joking but it is true that you'll learn more when things are hard than when they're easy.
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  50. It'll be time for me to upgrade then.
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  51. They were talking about hardware manufacturers. IBM makes hardware. The rest, not so much.
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