Re: Windows victims: go ahead and pretend you don't want or need the greatest PC software available

On Thu, 09 May 2024 12:07:27 +0000, RonB wrote:

On 2024-05-09, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Wed, 08 May 2024 22:45:47 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-08, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On 2024-05-07 10:07 p.m., RonB wrote:

On 2024-05-07, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:

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On 2024-05-07 8:08 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

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On Sun, 5 May 2024 22:54:19 -0400, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote in
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https://imgur.com/a/R0ARmN0
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ALL the Linux "equivalents" are pure junk compared to this
masterful Windows application.
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It's proprietary but free of cost for personal use.
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Along with other apps, the creator has worked on it since 1999.
ONE competent, dedicated Windows developer puts to shame the
entire universe of FOSS crapware developers that have tried to
do what this guy does.
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Linux has a command (with the same name) that outputs TONS of
info, but it's basically unreadable.  The output is made for...
I don't know who the intended audience is, but it's not regular
users.
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This app is yet more PROOF that in a world where Windows
exists, there's no reason to run Linux on your desktop.

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It doesn't prove squat, GUI-boi.

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You're mocking him for enjoying a GUI? What decade are you in?
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The 2020's, where I can use vim, gnu autotools, meson, gcc/g++,
clang/clang++,
slrn, mutt, mpd + ncmpcpp, alsamixer, git, latex, ssh, and more in
a terminal window.
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I do use gvim when I want edit two or more source-code files side
by side. Use zathura to read PDFs. GIMP for photo-tweaking.
Libreoffice for short how-tos. Conky for system info. GUI browsers
mostly. And of course the sddm display manager and the fluxbox
window manager.
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I'm not mocking him for enjoying a GUI, I'm mocking him for crowing
like a fool about it, as if there's only one true way to us a
computer.

 
I'm using slrn to respond to this post. It's efficient and quick.
What does DuFuS "think" I'm supposedly losing by using this CLI app
instead of a GUI application?

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I think the most common complaint of people using Linux CLI or GUI
tools is that they look dated. I'm not sure why this is such a
problem,
especially if they still manage to get the job done, for free, in the
same amount of time.

 
"Looks dated," seems like a superficial way to judge an application.
But to each their own. I know slrn gets the job more quickly and
efficiently than a GUI app would.

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For what it's worth, I've just abandoned Betterbird and Thunderbird for
Usenet since I am convinced that a bug in the software is responsible
for the Usenet problems I've been having of late. Good old Pan works
fine with Blocknews, but everything else seems to have trouble
negotiating a connection. I've decided to just use a web app for my
e-mail (which gives me a more direct access to how the server will
handle my e-mail anyway), and Pan for Usenet rather than bundle both
services in one app.

 
I think I quit using Thunderbird for newsgroups shortly after I started
using Linux. I didn't particularly like the interface, but (more
importantly)
I once posted an email to my brother (accidentally) on a newsgroup.
That's when I went to Pan. slrn came a few years later.
 
I used to use websites for my email, but decided I didn't like that.
Thunderbird (or another email client) is more convenient for me.

The advantage of using a web app for my e-mail provider (Posteo), is that
I can create filters directly on the account rather than within a program.
This way, I don't have to start from scratch every time I reinstall my
operating system or whatever. Additionally, it allows me to buy credit for
the service, enable/disable encryption of my inbox/calendar/contacts, set
up MIME encryption and anything else directly. Web apps are also a lot
less taxing on the laptop's battery than an application like Thunderbird/
Betterbird.