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1. veff :trash: (veff@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 05:54:05 JST veff :trash:

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   See, this is what the GNU/Linux enthusiasts don’t quite grasp. Pop is doing well because they’re taking the overall playing grounds that is Linux and packaging it in an easy to digest package with their computer line up. It’s no longer “Linux,” it’s Pop. Grandma buying a computer online is looking for something pleasing to see and use. Systemwhatever company offer that, with the added bonus of being flexible to new editional features if the user so chooses.
   
   RT: https://poa.st/objects/56cd6f8f-8c07-4e30-a49b-bf2f863b4bfd

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   • veff :trash: (veff@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 05:54:05 JST veff :trash:

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot Despite being kinda a /g/ meme, Luke Smith’s LARBs is a good example of where average linux users should be putting their proselytizing efforts towards: creating a tailored user experience in a modular and modifiable way, without making an entirely new operating system. This is what it used to be about.

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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 05:56:22 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @veff That’s what always bugged me about dealing with linux, the user base has consisted of niche hobbyists for too long. When you tell them you don’t wanna waste time on learning command line stuff they laugh and balk like you’re missing out. Like how car guys don’t ‘get’ why you’d pay for an oil change - it’s fun work for them, a source of pride in going through the motions.

     System76 has hit on something pretty good, in that it’s mostly headache-free as an OS, which is about the highest praise you can give these days. I recommend it to family now that their windows keeps bugging them.

   • BroDrillard (bro-drillard@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 06:05:25 JST BroDrillard

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @veff Might worth getting just because it has a "Pangolin" edition!
     
     How does PopOS handle security fixes and OS updates? Is it pretty smooth?
   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 06:05:25 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @Bro-Drillard @veff Every time I open the little window there’s a brand new update, so I think they stay on top of it. It’s basically a commercial product at its core, they seem pretty active about keeping it up.

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 06:05:52 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @deprecated_ii @veff It’s just the programmer version of how car guys want everything to have a 6-speed and prioritize sporting performance above all else

   • d (deprecated_ii@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 06:05:53 JST d

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     @veff @WashedOutGundamPilot I wouldn't call myself an "enthusiast" but I don't really care about what normies want. Reduction-to-normie is why tech sucks ass now.
   • Zealist (zealist@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 06:45:36 JST Zealist

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @Bro-Drillard @veff i got a brand new tool
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   • Man of Dog (kuon@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 06:46:37 JST Man of Dog

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @deprecated_ii @veff babe you don't understand, there's nothing wrong with my pc, graphic interfaces and mouse support are just bloat. if I can't do it with the keyboard it isn't worth doing!
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