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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Vittelius@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I wanted to take a moment and talk about Linux UX because, let's face it... it sucks.

Actually, it's worse than that. Much of Linux's UX is technically correct and that makes it objectively wrong.

No. I don't want Linux to be more Windows-like. But I do want the most common Linux desktops to behave in a way that PC-literate folks can wrap their mind around — and do so from minute zero.

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[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

The author says that Linux should be as usable for grandparents as it is for children

My problem with this statement constantly bombarded on us is that it assumes that someone somewhere out there who cares.

To me, it seems that is the actual deciding factor in sticking with Linux... Realizing that if you want something that doesn't exist, you'll have to make it.

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