“Oh no, we’re getting paid to do this thing instead of some other thing.”

Part of having a job is working on things that need to be worked on, not because they’re fun.

Freshman year of college, about 11 years ago.

Been using Manjaro exclusively for about 3 years.

I highly recommend avoiding this rhetoric because you will end up paying more for inferior hardware.

You are not actually “doing yourself a favor.”

I highly recommend checking out https://old.reddit.com/r/LaptopDeals/ daily until you find something that meets your needs and budget.

Unfortunately, the “linux-first” vendors do not offer better deals than their competition.

Strawberry.

Our desktops are almost identical, lol.

I’d recommend Mint or Manjaro for family computers.

Probably Mint, just because Pamac still has issues.

Fedora is a bad choice because you’re stuck in the dnf ecosystem with no real benefit.

I’m a firm believer that the only value in Fedora is for Red Hat. Their shills are the ones who promote it over more practical options.

No, you see, additional layers of abstraction are always a good thing. Haven’t you been paying attention to the latest software memes? /s

I’m a firm believer that the vast majority of things we needed for software were implemented by the 2000s.

Usually, people who don’t understand what they’re doing will overcomplicate things to cover-up their misunderstandings. I think choosing a technology before you have a use-case is one of these examples.

They’ve been working on the same software for 20+ years?

Woah.

Eh, I always discredit people when they say X is bad.

It’s been around for over 20 years. That kind of longevity should be praised.

The only real downside I see is that it complicates waterproofing.

It’s also more movable parts.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never complained about regular office keyboards.

The worst keyboard I had was on an Eluktronics laptop because the keys were so hard to press down.

Physical buttons in most things are going away whenever companies see they can do it.

It’s weird looking at appliances from decades ago, mostly because it’s clear we are stuck with lower quality where people are willing to concede.

What happened to the notification light?

My Orbic Myra 5G has one, and I got it for free.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. It all makes sense now.

Just another one of gnome’s ridiculous design decisions, lol.

Part of me thinks they’re being paid by Apple and Microsoft just to keep the Linux desktop shit.

The Whisker menu in XFCE and Cinnamon start menus are GODSENDS to new users.

I needed them so badly when I was first getting started in Linux because I didn’t even know what programs I had installed.

You can’t minimize windows in eOS?

WTF?

Fedora. Just feels like I’d be moving to the dnf ecosystem for no reason.

Because whatever I’m trying to do doesn’t have a GUI option yet.