XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-12-27 3:08 p.m., Tyrone wrote:   
   > On Dec 27, 2025 at 1:07:39 AM EST, "vallor"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> At Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:56:54 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:20:35 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> It runs the software I want to run. That's all that matters.   
   >>>   
   >>> Where is there a proprietary platform that still offers you that   
   >>> choice? They are all trying to push you into fitting better into   
   >>> their business model nowadays.   
   >>>   
   >>> Only Open Source still offers you the freedom to run exactly what you   
   >>> want to run.   
   >>   
   >> He's  probably talking about photoshop -- because everybody has   
   >> a great need to run photoshop, don't you know.   
   >   
   > Nope.  I don't need photoshop.   But my daughter uses it in her work.   
   >   
   > I just got tired of Windows. For me (and most burned out Windows users) Mac   
   is   
   > a WAY better choice than Linux.   
      
   It is definitely a better choice, but games run better on Linux for the   
   time being. What I find sad about Linux is that even the simplest things   
   like a weather widget is a pain in the ass. In KDE, it mostly works fine   
   but requires a tiny amount of configuration. In Cinnamon, have fun   
   configuring the thing for your city. It can be done, but the process is   
   a lot more annoying than in Windows or MacOS which simply determines   
   your location and sets it into the weather application automatically.   
      
   There is no doubt that the common desktop environments are less bloated   
   than Windows and MacOS though. However, there is also no doubt that a   
   typical Mercedes or Infiniti is a lot less bloated than a Lada. Linux is   
   a Lada. You can tweak it to your heart's content, but it is still a Lada.   
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   CrudeSausage   
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