XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: tom@invalid.tld   
      
   On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 19:40:04 -0000 (UTC)   
   candycanearter07    
   wrote:   
      
   > Good to know, thanks. If only the monitor id's would stop changing..   
   I've been switching to FreeBSD for most of my computers (laptop and   
   servers) because of the systemd assumption debacle and updates bring   
   frivolous changes for the sake of change that break things.   
      
   If these sorts of things upset you that much (which is reasonable);   
   perhaps consider stop using software that has too much redhat   
   influence. Gnome stuff being funded by redhat, not just systemd. If you   
   follow the money on a lot of the stuff that has been plaguing the Linux   
   ecosystem these last couple of years you'll find in a lot of cases it   
   pointing back to redhat.   
      
   Part of the problem (and feature) of the Linux ecosystem is that every   
   system component is made by a completely different person/team/company   
   with different, often conflicting design goals.   
      
   You can get away from the FreeDesktop stuff by stop using desktop   
   environments and learn how to configure a compact window manager that   
   doesn't rely on FreeDesktop stuff. Things like suckless's DWM is fairly   
   capable and written in less then 2000 lines of C. You can modify it   
   yourself to add keybindings for things like media buttons and whatnot   
   without relying on freedesktop.   
      
   Bottom line is, you can get X11/*nix from places other then Linux   
   nowadays.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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