On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 02:54:18PM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote:
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> > On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 10:34:00AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote:
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> >> Just 1 thing needs to be done, make easier for a majority to use minimal, 
> >> secure software and make it harder for majority to use gigantic, malware 
> >> injected software. And things would become better.
> >>
> > Sadly not possible, as the whole concept of orthogonality (a requirement for
> > simplicity) goes against the fact that the majority of people don't want to
> > tailor the computer to their needs, they want it to "just werk".
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> This is where I diverge from suckless, suckless goes for hardcore 
> minimalistic software at cost of user experience. Addicted to almost all 
> software out there like WhatsApp, Facebook, and many more things, most are 
> never gonna use stuff like dwm. And things like Windows would keep them 
> there. I myself use dwm, hyperbola OS, but suggesting it to common people 
> wouldn't be wise. They'll switch back to Windows, and this time maybe forever.
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> If I want to serve good software to people who want their systems to "just 
> werk" (most out there), today, I'll go for trisquel KDE edition. It's not 
> minimalistic but much better than Windows.
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So you're trying to solve a societal problem with technology. Good luck.

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