• cooncatsarecool@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    that’s some tripe shit. the linux approach isn’t one os. it’s very wise in its offerings for but the user interface and customization. windows doesn’t have that at all.

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      3 years ago

      Linux is just the kernel, but we lack a common “system” layer. I found this talk really refreshing from a BSD perspective.

      There’s the freedesktop specifications but there’s quite a bunch they don’t cover. What are the reasons why every desktop environment needs to rewrite their own file browser, calculator and email client? I wish we had more specifications so that parts become interchangeable and desktop environments can focus on building a good desktop: let desktop-agnostic apps be the apps.