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@ cujo @sh.itjust.works

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  • Do you feel a sense of loyalty to your instance?

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  • ... what are your biases against me? 😅

    It's interesting to see this in open discussion, as it's something I hadn't realized I did, but I do.

  • Looking for a good Linux to install on a slow 2019 machine. Relative beginner with Linux.

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  • . You can't go wrong whichever "edition" you download, but I'd recommend Cinnamon. It's delightfully easy to setup, beginner friendly, has GUI utilities for most of the settings you'll need to tweak, and leaves room to grow as you learn more about Linux. For YouTube and Google Docs, it'll be more than performant enough.

  • Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment

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  • You need another ~ at the beginning and end to get ~strikeout~.

  • what phone(s) do you use and what's the default web browser on them?

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  • This is the only thing stopping me from getting a Fairphone. 🥲 I want one so badly. Having it re-shipped might just be worth it if 5g is the only pain point... we'll see.

  • What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?

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  • It's not... unpopular? Or it's not true?

    I find the assumption goes the opposite way. Linux, and FOSS as a whole, often assumes the user is knowledgeable and knows what they're doing. Proprietary software often assumes the user knows nothing and will never know anything if they don't hold your hand through the entire process and obfuscate and abstract all the decisions and work to a place you won't see it, and then puts obstacles in your way to getting to it.

    FOSS says, "you wanna pop the hood? Here you go, and here are all the tools you'll need to do whatever you want," and walks off.

    Proprietary software says, "are you sure you don't want to drop it off at the shop first? At least call a mechanic. Tools? No, no, you don't need tools... don't go find some, there's no need, we can just call a tow truck. No, no, the nails are supposed to be there. Yeah, I nailed the hood shut. And super glued it. Well, I didn't think you'd want in there... besides, you're not a mechanic, you've got no idea how an engine works..." and once you do get in, it's peeking over your shoulder the whole time reminding you that you really shouldn't be doing that, there are professionals for that sort of thing.

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  • I agree with you in the mindset. "Free as in free beer" is not the important aspect for me, so much as the "free as in free speech" bit.

    Funny that all the things you listed you wished were better than the competition falls almost entirely under the purview of artistic solutions. GIMP, DarkTable, Inkscape, etc. I've always heard, and I think for the most part it holds true, that FOSS software for artists is usually a worse experience because it's primarily dominated by software designed and implemented by technically minded people for technically minded people who happen to be artistic, rather than designed by artistically minded people and implemented by technically minded people.

    I know it's probably an unpopular view, but I've found it to be true a lot.

  • NSFW

    Would you take a cheap and effective once-a-day anti-aging pill? What if it were a suppository?

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  • The new Avatar, Way of the Water. It wasn't the whole plot, but it was a big part of it.

  • What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?

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  • I disagree, I think it's still perfectly reasonable to criticize Plex. Specifically for that complacency. Just because they were an important step to getting where we are does not mean they are above reproach.

    Besides, I wasn't really criticizing Plex? All I said was that I prefer the UI/UX in Jellyfin, and that Jellyfin is still "Just Working" where Plex failed for reasons unknown. Plex isn't bad, I enjoyed using it while I did. I just found something FOSS to take it's place. 🙂

  • What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?

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  • p7zip. TIL it is not official! Damn.

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  • Listen, I love GIMP. I would never try to argue that the UI/UX is better than alternatives. There's a reason it's not the defacto tool to use in its industry, and it's not the name.

    That said, if you take the time to learn GIMP, it's delightful. I personally like using GIMP more than, say, Photoshop, but I also learned photo manipulation on GIMP, and didn't touch Photoshop until well after. GIMP's UX leaves a lot to be desired for a newcomer to the software.

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  • Wait, is 7zip not available on Linux? Then what have I been using??

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  • Oooh, shiny. I'll have to give it a try! I work with SvelteKit and Tailwind presently, I'll have to see how it handles that!

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  • I tried Kodi, it was nice. Biggest issue was no Roku app...

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  • You're absolutely right, and in lots of areas I use FOSS alternatives solely because they are FOSS despite less resources and objectively worse UI/UX. Photography is a hobby of mine, a huge love. There is nothing on Linux that gives even remotely close to the ease and comfort of use for RAW image editing as CaptureOne Pro, a software I paid a pretty penny for some number of years ago. I've tried every RAW image editor that's been recommended, and I dislike them all so much that I actually prefer to move my RAWs to my phone and edit them there.

    Despite that, I'm still running Linux. I understand the trade offs that often need to happen to adhere to an ideal, and I largely agree. However, sometimes FOSS comes out on top in all regards, including UI/UX. And those are the apps I'm inviting everyone to share. 😉

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  • Wait that's a thing? Oh, gods. I'm almost tempted, just to see what that's like, but... no. 😂

  • Microsoft Edge, anyone?

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  • I just found out about VSCodium. Its a project that packages the MIT licensed VS Code source without all the M$ telemetry and crud. Be warned, there are apparently many plugins that don't work with Codium, so if you rely heavily on any specific plugin I'd see if it works properly before committing.

    It's still relying on Microsoft code, but at least it's specifically the open source bits. Lol!

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  • I'm afraid I'm not familiar with CPJ. For GPU acceleration, why wouldn't you add a dGPU to your server? Or are you talking exclusively pre-built NAS solutions that don't have a dGPU option?

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  • I love this.

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  • https://www.xda-developers.com/how-install-jellyfin-nas/

    Why wouldn't you want your home media server software running on the server that's in charge of storing your media?

    EDIT: I apologize, I'm not trying to patronize you or be argumentative, I'm just trying to understand your setup. So you have a PC (NAS) where all your files are stored, a second PC running your home media server software that needs to talk to the first PC and see what's stored on it so it can then serve that content to clients on your local network, like a TV? Instead of just running the server software on the first PC to begin with?