I disagree that this is the same on windows, I think for the vast majority of users, windows is less buggy. At the very least, it’s a lot more streamlined and when you do find an issue, the info you find is far more likely to be 1:1 on how to apply said info.

I would argue that most people don’t want to tweak graphics or install plugins. Drivers are easy, you download a thing from a website, double click it, reboot and it’s there. On linux you need to hope there is a dkms and hope the driver hasn’t been removed from kernel. Windows is a far more streamlined and easier experience for the vast majority of issue. The problem with windows is it’s increasingly fragile nature where some users simply can’t get a working install. My mother does not like using linux, I constantly need to fix bugs for her, or install some weird app she needs for crocheting in wine.

I have had her try so many distros, Nobara, Ubuntu, Fedora, preinstalled arch, mint zorin etc. Not a single one of them after months of her using them have been remotely comparable in user experience then windows has for her. The only reason she doesn’t use windows is because whenever we install the driver for her CNC cutter (which is absolutely required for her) it bricks her system.

I have supported companies, libraries, and individuals and this is a consistent experience regardless of linux distro (barring chromeOS, they do some good work there) across literally hundreds of users that eventually get funneled down to me.

It’s not that linux is getting so much better that is causing people to swap, its that linux is getting so much worse.

This is why I have high hopes for cosmic/popOS, They do seem to be trying to focus on making sure issues like these do get solved. I am not ready to move my mom to it yet, but soon…

Honestly, YES. Almost every linux user I have come across has been like “Linux has been the best and most stable experience I have ever had” and then turn around and debug some obscure issue without batting an eye.

I do believe that most people are just so desensitized to “generic issues” that they don’t even bat an eye anymore and straight up don’t see them as issues.

I do believe linux is an extremely buggy experience regardless of what DE or distro you use. It just so happens that said bugs are often really easy to deal with if you have experience.

gnome iirc also has merged the wip protocol so it should work on gnome too

what have you used? If you set, say DCI-P3 (not display p3 which uses a similar transfer to 2.2) the issues become evident due to the different transfers that it is quite off.

if you used something like display p3, then due to the similar transfer, only gamut changes which is a lot harder to notice at a glance

I still wish we had display calibrators that operated over DDC on linux T.T well, ddcui helps, but it’s not automagic T.T

uh, kinda not really? I mean, you can calibrate your screen to sRGB, if you calibrate it to anything else, every non managed app will completely and utterly break

But imho it shows he lacks spine to take a real stand. I get why, he needs to retain his audience which is a mix of people from different political and social backgrounds. I just don’t respect it.

I really don’t think he should take a stand, This is why I actually like him a lot more then pretty much any other linux youtuber. With him I don’t need to worry about retarded distro takes, stupid drama takes. Just information.

Until he’s willing to have Danielle Fore (Trans Developer on the Elementary OS Distro) on his Tech Over Tea Podcast, I’m going to say he’s giving a lot more attention and positive exposure to toxic people than not. And he’s not exactly actually on Both Sides, like he wants us all to believe.

Im not sure who that is, Was there some kind of drama involved here? It never made it across my feed personally and being honest, due to my recent findings of new time, I’m partially suffering terminally online syndrome. Not to sound demeaning, but I genuinely have no idea who Danielle Fore is outside of the small tidbit you just brought up. Can you tell me more about them?

It’s extremely important to watch all points referenced, Devault very intentionally picked things that vaxry did to make it sound a lot worse then he is. That’s not to say vaxry is a saint, he sure as shit ain’t. But he is no where near as bad as drew wants people to believe. Drew has outright lied multiple times in his posts about Vaxry, and what isn’t lied abput most of the context is manipulated to make it seem way worse then it is

Trying to remain unbias, the super TLDR;

• FDO decided that they didn’t like vaxry’s community and told him to fix or action will be taken against him (Banning from FDO) for violating their (FDO’s)
• Vaxry said, This is my community, It’s not an FDO project, and is not under control of FDO, Doesn’t fall under purview of FDO’s COC, I will not be bullied. And posted the interaction.
• FDO’s COC committy didn’t like that and banned vaxry from FDO.

Time for my personal bias Im not sure how I can hide this other then spoiler, but ignore it if you don’t want my very bias opinion;

Great video from brodie, Regardless of where you stand on the issue, This video is an unbiased and decent take.