If you are attempting to try out a #Linux desktop for the first time because you've had enough of Microsoft's shit but are feeling a need to scream in order to express just how frustratingly weird and annoying this operating system is...
I'm here for you. I promise to do my best to both validate your emotions and guide you towards the knowledge you need to be free.
@jpaskaruk that being said, also don't be afraid to try new desktop environments! I didn't know how much I would love a tiling window manager until I installed and booted up #Hyprland!
@oxiurus@jpaskaruk wow, thanks a bunch! I've been looking for an alternative to #hyprland (the window manager itself is great, it's just that the community and maintainers are kinda toxic IMO).
I spent today switching to / configuring #niri, and I gotta say I really like this infinite-workspace concept, and my #Waybar setup worked out of the box.
The #hyprland community has established a foothold for abhorrent behavior in the greater Linux desktop community, and is a welcoming home for assholes, nazis, transphobes, and bigots of all kinds.
They have shown us that they will not change. Building a fence around their community and removing them from our shared spaces is a project that I unconditionally support.
It's such a shame when cool projects are maintained by bigots.
I wanted to give Hyprland a try, since I love the (technical) direction it's going. Sadly, the maintainers are transphobic and will treat you like garbage if you are a trans person. @orowith2os, a great friend of mine, shared some screenshots about the bigotry on the Discord server that made me reconsider my decision.
It's not that #emacs users turn their text editor into an operating system because it's great, they do it because operating systems are so poor. Emacs provides a unified experience where it is needed combined with full customizability where you want it. That is what a desktop environment should provide but #windows, #kde, #gnome, #macos utterly fail in this respect.
@holgerschurig That's a fair point, #kde is customizable. However, I would argue that the customization experience is nowhere near as streamlined as in #emacs where all the code and documentation for the customization is right at your fingertips and you can more or less rewrite anything you don't like. I will keep an eye on #Hyprland but peeking at the github issues I'm just not ready yet to make the jump.
workspace_swipe_touch was just merged into #Hyprland; I would say this is almost a competitive #mobilelinux interface, but still not a perfect drop-in for sway. #hymo
I want a reality TV show where a hardcore linux nerd and someone who knows absolutely nothing about technology trade their setups for a week. The Linux nerd gets one hour to explain their setup to the tech noob, then they're both on their own. The noob would have to wrap their heads around the alien Hyprland and Neovim bindings and figure out how to get things done without unfree software, and the linux nerd would spend most of their time complaining about the design decisions of Apple/Microsoft/Google and being paranoid that the unfree software is CIA spyware. No matter what, it would be quite entertaining.