• gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    6 小时前

    Yeah gatekeeping is exactly how we get people to try Linux…

    Ooh wait, that’s the opposite.

    Let people use Linux however they want. That’s the whole point of the OS family, it’s incredibly customisable

  • TotalSonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    13 小时前

    There is a heckuva lot to be said for the classic “start” category based app menu, tied to a task bar. XFCE, MATE, OpenBox, all draw from a paradigm established in the Windows 95 design.

  • AmbitiousProcess (they/them)@piefed.socialEnglish
    44·
    24 小时前

    What’s wrong with wanting a UI you’re used to?

    Everyone wants other people to switch to Linux until they do literally anything a purist wouldn’t do with their own personal setup 😅

  • MasutaHarada@thelemmy.club
    3·
    16 小时前

    So it like you used this service for long, then the one who responsible for the service sucks suddenly, the alternative of that service is somewhat close but not carbon copy of your service, apparently you can involve yourself in adjusting the alternative to your liking , it is optional but alass it is inevitable.

    Welcome to the world of customization, customer.

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
      28·
      1 天前

      I wish I could tweak Win 11 to look like Win 7. The only improvement since then was putting the Folder Up button back and adding tabs to Explorer, everything else is worse.

      • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
        5·
        1 天前

        Exact same. That missing up button alone made me not like Windows 7, I didn’t realize how much I relied on it in xp. I have one pc that I keep Windows 11 on for work because there’s just too much niche software I need that only supports Windows, but everything else is Linux at this point.

    • strongarm@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      16 小时前

      I used to do this, and it meant I’d hold onto old habits and never used my current OS how it was intended.

      This wasnt just for Linux either, I’d try using Win95 like 3.1, I’d try using XP like 98, I’d try using win 8 like 7, I’d try using OS X like Windows and I’d try using Linux like OS X or like Windows.

      When I decided to learn the OS I was using (which didn’t take much effort, but was a bit of a conscious decision) I had a much better time, less frustrated and more comfortable.

      That would always be my recommendation to anyone switching OS (Or DE) learn it the way it was intended and you’ll have a much better time

    • M137@lemmy.today
      54·
      1 天前

      Being comfortable with something is overrated, try new things and see what clicks for you. I never understood the “it’s what I’m used to” thing, that just drives me crazy because you are so aware of the issues and there’s never any excitement and interest of discovery. And I don’t mean that you need to change everything all the time, I very much have specific things that I go to great lengths to have but I have those because I’ve found them and nothing else has come close to feeling as good.

      • PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        21 小时前

        Trying new stuff is great - when you choose it. Random surprise tweaks that you’re forced to spend a while figuring out how to revert are pure fucking evil and everyone knows it.

        What’s especially terrible is when people change stuff for the worse, then remove the old better option.

  • Destide@feddit.ukEnglish
    3·
    17 小时前

    They paid millions in user trails and data to get there and then did windows 8