99% of users would be able to sit down at my computer and do their computing tasks just fine. My needs are slightly more esoteric. I am not sure what you’re getting at, are you suggesting that any friction in the switch necessitates abandoning the project and going back to windows? My problems thus far haven’t been caused by Arch in particular. The arch wiki is stellar. It is in fact the polar opposite of what I’m griping about. The wiki doesn’t assume knowledge, it provides. If I wonder about what something is in the wiki, i can simply click on the word and it will take me to a page explaining it in detail. There is NO ASSUMPTION OF KNOWLEDGE. My gripes aren’t even arch-related. The project I was referencing isn’t Arch specific.
Audi would love to provide as little knowledge as possible to have control of the whole value chain of the car, making sure your choice of mechanic benefits them more than it benefits you. If a car manufacturer doesn’t provide the documentation on how to fix the product you bought from them, they are anti-consumer and don’t deserve your money. I don’t understand the analogy you’re trying to make here, how does it apply to my Linux switch? I’m not even talking about the “Audi” documentation, I’m talking about the third party upgrade parts I’ve acquired for said Audi having lackluster documentation.
I myself said nothing of the sort. I was giving your statement the benefit of the doubt by saying it MIGHT be unreliable. I go on to say (In the section of my answer you for some reason cut away) that for ME it works perfectly fine. From MY point of view it is neither crude nor unreliable. If you want MY point of view I can GLADLY give people a GLOWING recommendation. In fact, I’ll do it right here: If you are someone who wants to switch from windows to linux, but is being held back by your need for CSP, I can wholeheartedly say that you’ll be able to continue using the program just as before. DO IT. - This italicized message has been approved by Monstefisk.
Don’t put your words in my mouth to try to push whatever draconian views you have on the ecosystems. Don’t take my slight annoyance at an inconsequential quirk as proof that it’s not worth using at all. Or, if you still choose to do so, have someone else discard the water after you’ve bathed any offspring you might produce. You know, just to be on the safe side.
If a windows app on linux provides a better experience and more powerful tools than linux native ones, why would I not hammer that square peg into a round hole? Your illustration provides the perfect analogy, with some elbow grease, determination and realistic expectations of the outcome, you CAN hammer a square peg into a round hole. I don’t know why you have a hard time reading my thread. Things can be hard and sometimes not work, but still be the better choice. Are you under the impression that once you like something or commit to a cause you aren’t allowed to see flaws or gripe about it’s shortcomings? Or lord forbid suggest improvements? Am I not allowed to enjoy a milkshake and at the same time complain about flies in it? I want to tinker, and I want to reserve the right to praise good documentation and gripe about bad documentation. I don’t care much about what sort of experience most people want, I care about the experience I myself want and need. I made this thread half for asking questions that I haven’t been able to find an answer to myself, and to vent my grievances in the hopes of having someone say “oh then you need to do x and y”.
