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  • dragnucstoProgrammer HumorJust a quick meeting
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    27 days ago

    Participants need to find the right balance of information. I noticed it is productive when developers give just enough information for other to understand but not too much to confuse them and loose time. This is not easy to achieve…











  • dragnucstoLinuxHave new distro releases become meaningless?
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    2 months ago

    There are 2 kinds of distributions. Ones that are on customization side and those on stability side.

    For example Debian, Fedora, and arguably Arch are on stability side. They are intended for people that want things to work predictably and software to be packaged and shipped as the developer intended it. Customization or lack of it is up to the user.

    Distributions like Manjaro, Zorin OS, Elementary OS, LMDE or even Linux XP are have a given goal to a particular customization. Either a set of tweaks, a particular look or even their own desktop environment or set of software they develop themselves.

    This means that the first kind would have the most boring update, as they just ship new and correctly integrated software. While the second kind would provide very nice customisations or patching of their own to their environment.



  • dragnucstoPrivacyHow do I use Istagram as private as possible?
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    3 months ago

    You don’t create an account. And do not save coookiies for it. Only use a web browser. This would severy limit your usage as Instagram would constantly nag you to login and deteriorate your experience. But worth it. This is how I use it.

    You don’t have to go to Instagram frequently but only when someone shares a link with you.



  • dragnucstoLinuxIs Linux As Good As We Think It Is?
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    4 months ago

    My logitech mx master 3 works instantly on fedora with all it’s features. I also have various wired and worless keyboards and mouses that work instantly on Fedora.

    For same mouse on windows, I need to wait for it to download and install outs drivers.

    Maybe you got things confused or are using LinuxFromScratch or something.


  • dragnucstoLinuxIs Linux As Good As We Think It Is?
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    4 months ago

    Generally, when things work on windows, it is the effort of whomever made the device or software. Microsoft generally does not develop drivers. However, when things work on GNU/Linux it is the effort of GNU, Linux, or the community. The manufacturer probably did nothing. This simply explains why we are generally relaxed or “give Linux too much benefit of the doubt relative to the “things that just work””.

    So fairly comparing a Linux distro to raw windows, Linux is better. When you install a distro, things just work, when you install windows, most stuff do not work and you need to complete setup. Unless you use tools provided by the manufacturer, but then again, it is same story.




  • Not really weired. For example, a keyboard has a firmware. 99% of keyboards have no way of it being updated or changed. It is part of its electronics. So not a big deal. But, if a keyboard has a way to update the firmware or install another one, then it should be FOSS.