Look what they have to do to to mimic a fraction of our power
corporate would disagree, i already asked and they are not supporting Linux in any way.
Sadly, a true story. I asked 2 days ago. The answer was no, because they want to standardize the work environment. /:
Kickbacks from MicroShaft to all C-suite and “special” org-wide discounts if they disband and ban Linux desktop projects.
Even though Linux corporate desktop has the least cost, least number of tickets, least security breaches, fastest transparent updates, easiest automation/customization/tracking, everything is cheaper secure no-brainer no-headaches.
Top-level execs still get to play with their Mac-books and Windoze systems. Linux for the rest of us. But no, all banned for Windox on all systems… security/BSODs/threats incoming 3…2…1… nobody in C-suite cares… they got their paychecks!!!
why didn’t i find a youtube video displaying this project? it’s very interesting
The reviews for this are really bad
Looks like a user issue to me.
This is absolutely nuts—even macOS doesn’t have a single program that does all of this.
Haven’t heard about the “PolyForm Strict License” before. It looks to be a young project, yet feature rich.
It’s another fake open source license. While source code is public under the license, you can’t modify or republish so if the project decides to sell you are fucked.
Nice, love to see more alternatives in this space. I’m currently using GlazeWM, which provides an i3-like experience on Windows. To the ones saying ‘just switch to Linux’, I used Linux full-time for many years but switched back to use Windows-only software, and a tiling WM and a package manager like Scoop goes a long way in making it more bearable.
windows users will do anything but switch to linux
Some are forced to use windows due to workplace requirements or software only running on windows. I run linux everywhere I can, but don’t always have the choice.
Yeah wtf
- Try producing decent music on Linux: run into issues with DAWs and plugins.
- try 3d anything more advanced on Linux: any fluid or gas simulation gets annoying real quick (real flow, Houdini, vray, octane)
- try layouting / handout design on linux: yeah let’s hate on Adobe (and I do think they deserve it) but let’s also realize most of the industry runs on their tools and Linux makes it complicated
Either you sacrifice money and freedom, or you sacrifice time and sanity. And I’m sorry, if I wanna do multiple of those things there’s no way around mac or windows. I wish it was different, but it isn’t and we gotta be realistic here.
And yes I see y’all shouting that there’s a way for all of those things through workarounds but: for every one of those that works for me, there just as many that don’t work, than just as many that restrict me in different ways, just as many that require documentation that I have to pull out of my ass cause it’s not online, and just as many that make me look for the toenail of a harpy and sauron’s tears to work.
Linux is not a direct alternative to windows, but it’s a lifestyle and a commitment and I’m not out here trying to make it my personality, I want software to work in less than a month of me deciding to install it.
I can see the down votes rolling in on this but I’m tired of ppl selling their lifestyle instead of their OS.
You make a good case. In my more simple case, I need efficient and smart looking PowerPoints and no foss alternative can beat office 2016. And dozens of programs are windows only. I’ve tinkered with wine/play on Linux before and it just doesn’t work out of the box for the majority of programs.
As a long time Windows user (~30 years), it comes down to “can I fix this if something goes wrong?”. This applies even more so when I’m talking about a computer that my wife might be using.
99.9% of the time, the answer is “yes” when it comes to windows.
Every time I’ve tried Linux, some experience breaking issue comes up within hours/days of starting it up, and I simply don’t have time to troubleshoot it.
No matter how “stable” and “easy” someone claims Linux to be, I’ve never had a stable or easy experience in the last 20 years of trying to use Linux. I hate that fact, but that is a fact for me.
I assume you’ve never used Linux long enough to get a grip. You would get there if you use it long enough.
However, operating systems are just tools. Use which one is easy for you. If you have no spare time to learn a new OS, just use what you know. Though Microsoft’s latest shenanigans really force some people to switch to other OSes.
You can’t be serious. Being able to fix anything is the raison d’etre of open source.
For sure, but when every problem has 100 potential fixes, I no longer have time to experiment with trying to fix them.
Every fix in Linux seems like a hack that requires extensive terminal knowledge of small, random patches that seem to be strewn all over the internet.
Every fix in windows is usually self contained, and you just need to know where to look to access it.
In my teens, I would have loved the challenge to mess with Linux. But I have no desire to do that now.
I will get the itch from time to time to try a new liveUSB distro, and if Microsoft angers or annoys me enough, I might just stick with Linux.
yeah but at least we’re not told to run sfc /scannow followed by “format your pc” when that inevitably fails to find anything
I can honestly say that I haven’t had to reformat a windows PC since the early 2000s because of a problem that couldn’t easily be solved.
Even a BSOD is exceedingly rare.
Stability has been excellent, but the threat of advertisement creep is beginning to annoy me.
Unfortunately, Linux isn’t quite there yet for casual users. I tried it every year, and there was always something that was annoying enough that I switched back to Windows with O&O ShutUp10. This is the first year that I’ve been happy enough with my install that I’ve started using it as my daily OS. But even this year, I had 2 really annoying issues that I had to spend time searching to fix.
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After putting my computer to sleep, it would immediately wake back up. Eventually found out it was my Logitech wireless dongle that was causing the issue. I had to create a script that disabled USB ports during sleep and a systemd service to make sure it activated on every boot.
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After waking from sleep, my screen was black with only my cursor visible. Running
sudo systemctl restart display-managersometimes worked, but that wasn’t a solution. After searching the web some more, I found an arch wiki explaining that it was an issue with my Nvidia GPU. So then I had to edit a modprobe file and finally I was happy with my install.
I’m super happy that I can finally use Linux full-time, but the fact I had to mess around in terminal to fix the issues associated with my hardware means most casual users will just go straight back to Windows. I’ve seen a lot of Linux users say, “just don’t use Nvidia”, but buying a new GPU isn’t a solution for most people. My hardware isn’t even that weird: AMD 5800x3d, x570 chipset, Nvidia GPU. Linux is getting there, it’s closer than it’s ever been. But it’s not there yet.
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v1.2.0 release changed the license from MIT to PolyForm Strict License 1.0.0 which removes ability to re-publish and make changes to the project. In the day when fake open source projects sell out daily, it’s a good sign to avoid this project.
Looks like that change happened way earlier than 1.9.6.
This is the commit changing the license.
You are correct, I somehow got confused… It was v1.2.0 release, I updated my original post. The release didn’t even mention the license change. https://github.com/eythaann/Seelen-UI/releases/tag/v1.2.0
