The effort is appreciated, but sadly, i wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation. The Linux client was already lagging in support and tech back in 2014 when that last release was published. My guess is that no one has been working on it ever since, and no one will either.
It is far from perfect, sure - the configuration settings are still dumbed down beyond belief and some default UI choices (like the automatic window snapping on screen edges) are hard to justify. But it is a good looking, very easy to use DM which also happens to be consistent when used on touchscreen devices, something the rest of the Linux world somehow still struggles with.
I try other DMs from time to time and always end up coming back. The only real contender Gnome 3 has is XFCE, which is what Gnome 2 should've always been in the first place.
Yes, this takes a little more time, but it significantly lowers the potential problems you may encounter later, plus your codebase will be guaranteed repeatable builds, which cannot be stated for the lazy approach.
Much agreed. And sadly, this is not the node.js way...
Nonsense. Laughable, even. Quality programmers can build anything. If they're wise, they will.
I guess you never worked with code then, eh? It is not about whether they can or cannot - is about the resources involved. Writing and testing a production-level software library is not a trivial task. It takes time.
Again, this does not apply to string padding, which is usually resolved on a couple lines of code on the language of your choice...
In my world, Bob would have sabotaged the shuttle, been fired, and everyone would have moved on. We celebrate a russion who didn't push a button for the same reason.
But there are life/safety consequences to consider. In your world Bob would very likely end up in prison and unable to work as an engineer afterwards.
The worst part is reading about how the incident scarred him for life, as he felt directly responsible for the disaster. The guy spoke up and no one wanted to listen.
NASA had to launch in order to keep to their promised schedule (which was already stretched several times before the incident) in order not to lose funding. Someone made the call to consider the freezing an acceptable risk and launch even with several warnings not to do so.
More the assumption that they are going the Microsoft route. This is an update that essentially bricks your device if you don't get it.
Not it is not. Your device will work, you just wont be able to use it with Amazon online services.
I hate to play Devil's advocate for a corporation here, but c'mon. They're not only being nice enough to keep supporting old hardware but actively letting you know on how to update.
Finally, some common sense in here. So we're punishing a company for not going the Microsoft route with upgrades and treating their customers with respect?
At times it becomes impossible to browse the web from my phone - it seems like every now and then someone successfully pushes this crap to ad networks, and since 99% of all sites use them it becomes inescapable.
Google et al should be accountable for offering a service delivering malware. And, web publishers, i know this is not exactly your fault but i don't care. There are a good number of sites i'm no longer visiting because either they redirect me to porn sites every time or reject ad blockers, which i use to avoid this situation in the first place. Get your shit together.
I have real high hopes for Vivaldi - everything i read about it is something i like. It is still on beta though so some things aren't as polished as they should, but they're slowly getting there.
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The effort is appreciated, but sadly, i wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation. The Linux client was already lagging in support and tech back in 2014 when that last release was published. My guess is that no one has been working on it ever since, and no one will either.
...and not only because their Linux client is both outdated and shit. There's are just so many better alternatives out there.
Say what you want about Google, but Hangouts is fantastic - specially how it can integrate meetings, calendars and documents in a single call.
Far from it. By far the most widespread usage of Linux is found in cellphones and embedded applications - none of which care about an init subsystem.
GTK does support menu tear, but i've rarely seen an app using this feature.
Well, Cinnamon as well, which is not half bad i might add.
...i've grown to kinda like Gnome 3.
It is far from perfect, sure - the configuration settings are still dumbed down beyond belief and some default UI choices (like the automatic window snapping on screen edges) are hard to justify. But it is a good looking, very easy to use DM which also happens to be consistent when used on touchscreen devices, something the rest of the Linux world somehow still struggles with.
I try other DMs from time to time and always end up coming back. The only real contender Gnome 3 has is XFCE, which is what Gnome 2 should've always been in the first place.
Yes, this takes a little more time, but it significantly lowers the potential problems you may encounter later, plus your codebase will be guaranteed repeatable builds, which cannot be stated for the lazy approach.
Much agreed. And sadly, this is not the node.js way...
Nonsense. Laughable, even. Quality programmers can build anything. If they're wise, they will.
I guess you never worked with code then, eh? It is not about whether they can or cannot - is about the resources involved. Writing and testing a production-level software library is not a trivial task. It takes time.
Again, this does not apply to string padding, which is usually resolved on a couple lines of code on the language of your choice...
I guess? Every language with a package manager (like Python's pip) is "vulnerable" to someone pulling the rug on a project.
Dependencies are unavoidable, specially on big projects - you are not expected to reinvent the wheel every time you code.
Now, having a dedicated library dependency for padding strings is a bit of a stretch though...
In my world, Bob would have sabotaged the shuttle, been fired, and everyone would have moved on. We celebrate a russion who didn't push a button for the same reason.
But there are life/safety consequences to consider. In your world Bob would very likely end up in prison and unable to work as an engineer afterwards.
The worst part is reading about how the incident scarred him for life, as he felt directly responsible for the disaster. The guy spoke up and no one wanted to listen.
NASA had to launch in order to keep to their promised schedule (which was already stretched several times before the incident) in order not to lose funding. Someone made the call to consider the freezing an acceptable risk and launch even with several warnings not to do so.
There was a a "product" and a "sale".
If you're serious about this they've already won.
Ponder on that for a minute.
About what? Sheeze, i was not making a political statement. It is an amazing photograph, however you feel about the subjects.
"Cleverness"? What the hell are you taking about?
In any case I'm clever enough to understand Reagan has been dead for over a decade now, so unless he's a zombie now he is out of this competition...
Or a strong contender, at the very least.
No bricking. You just won't be able to use Amazon online services on your Kindle until you update.
More the assumption that they are going the Microsoft route. This is an update that essentially bricks your device if you don't get it.
Not it is not. Your device will work, you just wont be able to use it with Amazon online services.
I hate to play Devil's advocate for a corporation here, but c'mon. They're not only being nice enough to keep supporting old hardware but actively letting you know on how to update.
Finally, some common sense in here. So we're punishing a company for not going the Microsoft route with upgrades and treating their customers with respect?
I guess it's great if you want to teach your computers how to kill people...
Hey. We all need hobbies.
At times it becomes impossible to browse the web from my phone - it seems like every now and then someone successfully pushes this crap to ad networks, and since 99% of all sites use them it becomes inescapable.
Google et al should be accountable for offering a service delivering malware. And, web publishers, i know this is not exactly your fault but i don't care. There are a good number of sites i'm no longer visiting because either they redirect me to porn sites every time or reject ad blockers, which i use to avoid this situation in the first place. Get your shit together.
I have real high hopes for Vivaldi - everything i read about it is something i like. It is still on beta though so some things aren't as polished as they should, but they're slowly getting there.
Exactly my point.
I switched to Chromium a while ago and never looked back. The later Firefox releases are just awful.