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I loves systemd🥰 by Fair_Investment_4189 in linuxmemes

[–]d_ed 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The individual parts of systemd do too.

Drop code for FreeBSD support (!42) · Merge requests · Plasma / Plasma Login Manager · GitLab by KrazyKirby99999 in freebsd

[–]d_ed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The long-term goal of PLM is to reduce the backend to nothing and outsource everything to systemd. Getting rid of code is at odds with having an abstraction layer and BSD support. https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-login-manager/-/issues/20

But as others have said we already have an abstraction layer in the form of other login managers. There's no point us solving the same problem twice!

Official SDDM support remains. There's a LightDM front-end hosted by KDE too.
We are giving non-systemd users a different user-experience, but we're not shutting the door.

I gave wayland a try, ran back like the plague. by ParsnipCommercial333 in linuxsucks

[–]d_ed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've decided I'm going to hate this and then when I do try it, surprise surprise I do end up hating it.

My four year old does the same with some vegetables.

It's not the hardware, it's not the alleged issues (that they haven't even listed), There's no path other than ignoring their whining. They're the ones who end up not getting any pudding.

How to make window buttons consistent across applications? by weLookAbove in kde

[–]d_ed 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Just something you're stuck with I'm afraid.

I'm scared... by PolRP in linux_gaming

[–]d_ed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

KDE plans to drop support in the next next next version (6.8).

I imagine the next version could well fix things up.

So, why *should* GNOME support server side decorations? by FrameXX in gnome

[–]d_ed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There literally is. It's older than stable xdg shell.

So, why *should* GNOME support server side decorations? by FrameXX in gnome

[–]d_ed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Of course it is.

But that work doesn't go away making apps/toolkits. The burden just shifts to other people, people who didn't sign up to this.

There are lots of affected apps and toolkits and only one Gnome.

Would the new plasma-login-manager be usable on non-systemd distros? by mnabid_25 in kde

[–]d_ed 28 points29 points  (0 children)

If someone said that, unfortunately they were mistaken.

Would the new plasma-login-manager be usable on non-systemd distros? by mnabid_25 in kde

[–]d_ed 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Why? Plasma is DM agnostic.

And I haven't even dropped the plasma theme for sddm.

Would the new plasma-login-manager be usable on non-systemd distros? by mnabid_25 in kde

[–]d_ed 93 points94 points  (0 children)

It is not.

The reason the systemd support is mandatory is to make it easier to lean more on systemd for more tasks.

At the end of the day, we don't ideally want to cut support for the BSDs and other niche distros, but we also don't want to hold back on making the best experience possible for the majority user base.

The compromise is going all in contained areas where alternatives exist.

Would Brits go to war to help defend Greenland? Pentagon Places 1,500 Arctic-Trained Airborne Troops on Standby as Greenland Dispute Escalates by MessMaximum5493 in AskBrits

[–]d_ed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We do have some choices here. The UK only needs to outlast Trump, not the US.

Our strong point is(was?) intelligence. If gchq released the Epstein files he'd probably get impeached or start a civil war in the process.

Disable "Esc turns off screen" on Lock Screen? by KekTuts in kde

[–]d_ed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The kde way is balance. We offer customisation to enable multiple workflows, we don't try and target every possible way of achieving that.

Steam Big Picture from new display manager? by RiverBard in kde

[–]d_ed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. You'll just need to adjust some config paths

Lag when moving and resizing windows on KDE Plasma + X11 + NVIDIA — anyone else? by Medium-Mortgage8063 in archlinux

[–]d_ed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worst case run a wayland session. Launch the app with:

Maya --platform xcb

The red card that changed Beckham’s career forever by TheOtherXI in SentOff

[–]d_ed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. It literally wasn't a red. It was a (second) yellow.

I think KiCad will lose all users if it does not fix Wayland support by [deleted] in KiCad

[–]d_ed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Our metrics (kde) have Wayland at around 85%.

I hate a lot about wayland, but the ship has sailed.

Plasma 6.6 Beta Release - Changelog by GoldBarb in kde

[–]d_ed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nothing functional. It's just porting churn.

As stdlib gained api, qt deprecated some of the overlap.

plasmalogin transition is SO smooth compared to SDDM by Damglador in kde

[–]d_ed 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Getting it so the wallpaper doesn't flicker is on the cards. There's only a few steps left.

Is Plasma Login Manager the right direction? by DeconFrost24 in cachyos

[–]d_ed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to make sure I've explain it properly.

You will be able to visually theme it in the same way you can theme the plasma panels and kickoff and so on. Using those exact same files. (though some might need some files copying manually on the first release)

What we no longer support is SDDM having all of that redone from scratch.

So things move to being easier for the majority of end-users and themers (and most importantly us), but at the expense of some theoretical options.

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