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We are already discussing this at

https://mastodon.social/@hleb/115999919494982672

@Itdidnttrickledown @ruffsl Nix is dumbing it down? I think you are shooting the messenger here, not those that are doing the dumbing down.

@MonkderVierte @Samueru_sama I don’t think the standard (more like a guideline) is bad in itself: consistence of file-system use across applications is good for all our sanity. It is the assumption that all applications use it rigorously that is the problem. The word is SHOULD, not MUST.

@Linktank @OR3X Wow, you’re rubbish.

@entwine @IcedRaktajino Haters know there are loads of other good ways to orchestrate an operating system. E.g. #shepherd

@refalo @mmmm #guix also follows this philosophy, but uses #shepherd as the root process.

@turdas @Supervisor194 🤣

But seriously, there are loads of really good editors in Linux, and I really don’t see justification in hanging onto notepad++ when you are specifically trying to de-MS (Wine is a layer of software you will do well without). Good thing is, you are free to explore the territory and choose whatever you like.

@exu @tangonov To be fair, vibecoding is doing that, it is just that many people are too lazy to even vibecode properly.

@frongt @Shadow Almost anyone buying servers doesn’t give two hoots about licenses, just freely load them up with a copy of whatever Linux distribution they’ve got.

@NaibofTabr @HappyFrog I think this is just incorrect. You don’t need swap space to be the sum of the active swap file and the size of RAM, it only needs to be at least the size of RAM. The numbers in the article suggest bigger sizes for smaller RAM so there is less chance of a heavily-loaded running system crashing. You do want a bit more space when hibernating just to make the hibernation process a bit smoother.

Happy to be corrected by someone with provenance.

@andybytes @ridethisbike Have to say I really disagree with this. Life is too short. Pick one and stick with it, it will serve you well for many years to come.

@belated_frog_pants @cm0002 Yep; Linux has been the only full-time PC I’ve had since 1991.

@atomicbocks @nuko147 Would be good to hear from an expert with data about this.

@LeFantome @gigachad This is a good idea if you have more SSD and RAM than you know what to do with.

@DarrinBrunner @cm0002 You should look at the file manager’s About dialog off the menu, and see if there are contact details for the developers. You can send them a message asking for new features…

If there are no contact details there (unfortunately there are reasons we can’t have all the good things in this horrible world) then you will need to search for the project’s home page, and see if you can make contact through that.

Generally speaking, developers like this sort of feedback.

@uncouple9831 If you really care about quality, it does.

@uncouple9831 That’s how my Mastodon client works. You asked, “Why would they be reviewing code?” I gave you the answer.

@uncouple9831 @imecth Because they care. Quaint old concept, I know…

@FishFace @chrisbit … and halving the range of a 64-bit number effectively makes it 63-bit. That will give us plenty of time still!

@Scoopta @cm0002 The point is that if everything was open Linux support would be so much better as we would understand the working of the hardware so much better, and we should do everything we can to discourage manufacturers from adopting this stance. FOSS has the great benefit that anyone in the world can improve it, and then share their improvements with everyone else. That makes a better world. Just better.