Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Wayland Makes Progress Date: 12 May 2026 02:04:02 GMT Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <10sv1kk$gjtg$1@dont-email.me> <18ac73d880b9a55f$7676$2865982$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10ticho$263lq$3@dont-email.me> <20260508151345.0000586e@gmail.com> <10tnl8b$3nr4e$3@dont-email.me> <10tqjph$j234$1@dont-email.me> <10tt4ld$19sr8$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net /iKZUOe3lcdhIegxUMqoSQqztb7o0NcvqW8eOjBPRGYRh0VQvS Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZLoDaIOe+9zfi+WeZj1eduqadr8= sha256:hVKsseAv1JUI97LQjaPgdOMB2Y3rjcu7ZYBXlzFn6MM= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:86423 On Mon, 11 May 2026 17:46:22 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote: > Sadly, your sentence describes 98.23% (made up percentage) of plain users > (those to which the computer is nothing more than a tool to do something > else, even if that something else is simply "doomscroll facebook"). They > make no changes, in very large part because they are simply unaware it is > even possible to make any customizations. Which then gives the > dictatorial mindset developers (and companies) reign to dictate, as those > 98.23% simply won't complain about anything to provide pushback on > changes. I probably fall into that camp. I certainly am not Torvalds but I agree with him that system administration isn't something I really enjoy; I have other fish to fry and want the system to work with minimal maintenance.