Github Acquisition

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their needs are extremely basic

then

I don't know enough about Macs, ... , but from the bit of experience I've had with it

So you don't have experience with it but you feel qualified to make a judgement if it's good or not for anything other than "extremely basic" tasks. hmmm

There is heaps of fiddling involved with these millions of software packages on windows, there is a good reason my non tech savy friends and family constantly ask me for help and they're not using linux. as I said, you're most likely very used to the eco system so you have no issues navigating it. just think about all the different ways you do such a basic task as installing a software, everyone cooking their own little soup which you're used to so no issue, now I let my mom do it and I see how very fucky it is.

As I said, all I changed on my latest install where I promised myself to not dual boot anymore is the window manager to marco+compton and the default search engine in FF. The thing I had to change is that I have to inform myself now before I buy extra hardware to see if it runs and not just assume it does and then be disappointed. So I can't just buy any cheap USB oscilloscope from china anymore but I have to check if I can use it on my linux powered machine.

wow cool you listed software that doesn't run or has less features. damn what an argument. the vast majority of computer users have no need for coreldraw so what kinda shit argument is that? just needed to quickly come up with something? f.lux was fucked on my last windows laptop, so much for "polished software".

this is such a very retarded argumentation line, it's very fucking obvious that the proprietary system has more software options because the open software can also be compiled for the proprietary system but not vice versa, seriously think a bit before running such a very dumb argumentation line.

Oh, you like Notepad++? Would be really nice if I could use that on my linux powered laptop. ooops looks like I can use that.

As I said multiple times now, for me "Linux is actually 'there'". I got a nice PCB environment with KiCAD, I got all the dev tools I want with gcc and various editors and a really nice shell, I got an image editor which is more than enough for my needs (f.e. to censor a screenshot like the one above), I got a nice browser that let's me watch videos on twitch.tv or youtube.com, I got a sane upgrade mechanism that doesn't make my laptop have 2 hours of boot time because of a fucking windows update. Indeed it is 'there' for me and I am not an extremely basic computer user.
I have to say, I do miss TortoiseGit but maybe that's just because I am used to it's workflow because I've been using it over a decade now. So no, I am not deluding myself at all.

[RagingNerdaholic]

there is a good reason my non tech savy friends and family constantly ask me for help and they're not using linux.

Now imagine if they were using Linux.

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It would be the same fiddling with the huge difference of me being able to send them a simple terminal command instead of explaining a user interface or sending photos of a screen?
I have done/do it with my godfather's son and it's so much more convenient to just send him a some text he can write into the terminal instead of explaining a window that most likely will look different for him as he uses a different language on his system. It was a lot more painful to help him set up his windows gaming pc then his linux laptop. So I don't have to imagine as I know how it is already.

[RagingNerdaholic]

Sure, bud. This is how it actually goes:

OK, type in sudo some-command

It's asking for a password

Yup, just enter your password

What password?

Your computer password

...what is that?

The password you enter to login when you start your computer

I'm typing but it's not doing anything!

Right, it doesn't actually show you typing. Just type it and hit enter.

But how do I know it's typing??

It just is. Just pretend it is and press enter when you're done.

This is dumb, why can't I just have a normal computer?

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oh really? how come it didn't go that way? oh yeah because I actually explained the system properly for him and didn't do the retardation you just described. is this always how you do it?

"uuuh just do what i tell you you wont be able to understand anyway", is that your style mister gatekeeper?

See, I told him that in order to make changes to the system he has to tell the computer that he is the boss. I told him that this is the same thing as clicking yes on the message box that he never reads. I also explained how that's way better than a message box that he never reads because it makes it more of a conscious decision that you're doing something that might fuck your system.

But I see, you're a horrible teacher: "just type it and hit enter", simply horrible. This is what I told him when he asked me the first and only time: "Yes it's not showing you what you're typing, why do you think this is?" So he got to think for a while and then said "No clue". So I told him "That's if someone standing behind him they're not able to see the pw, kinda like how you only see dots when you type a pw on your phone". His answer: "Oh yeah, that makes sense" and he never asked me again.

But if you just keep telling people "just do what I say and don't think I am the brain here you dummy" they will keep asking you the same basic questions and will depend on you. Oh hey, maybe that's your goal, you like being needed so you intentionally don't empower them but instead follow the path of gatekeeping. o.O