XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid   
      
   tom  wrote at 23:54 this Tuesday (GMT):   
   > 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.   
      
      
   I don't think its a FreeDesktop issue. Xrandr keeps reporting slightly   
   different names for my monitors and it breaks my scripts.   
   Like, it keeps switching between eDP-1 and eDP1 (without a dash)   
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