Another rant

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Tom H schreef op 17-11-2017 14:46:


> I always wonder how Arch does it (and why others can't). Its wiki's
> comprehensive and up to date. It's a rolling distribution so it
> doesn't have to account for older releases. But I doubt that it's the
> only reason.

Exactly.

You always end up on Arch or Gentoo wikis using google.

> Probably. There's often good information on Stack and similar
> platforms but information's not as discoverable.

I avoid StackExchange like the plague.

> Also, if I had to
> pick one weakness, I'd nominate the fact that posts can be edited. So
> you can read comment #N on a comment #N-m and #N-m's been edited to
> account for #N but there's not enough history in either for you to
> figure out what was posted initially and why it was partially or
> completely wrong.

If they edit my post (when I do post something) I delete the answer.

> +1. I got a new laptop recently and I decided to use Windows before
> wiping it out. It's at least as much work to set up as Ubuntu and the
> interface inconsistencies are horrendous. For anything basic, you have
> the Win10 interface but if you want a more advanced setting, you're
> relegated to the Win7 interface. At least, unlike Gnome, you don't
> have to figure out what the gsettings invocation is...

This is Microsofts new crazy since Windows 8. I know it's a mess.

Windows 10 is a mess.