• stappern@lemmy.oneOP
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    1 year ago

    but its true? theres lots that you cant say against linux but you cant say it doesnt do exactly what you want.

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      1 year ago

      Nearly 30 years of LINUX experience. I can definitely say on a regular basis that LINUX doesn’t do exactly what I want.

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      1 year ago

      If you know exactly what you want and how to do it.

      I spent countless hours trying to make my display driver working in Linux years ago. I knew what I wanted, but it was impossible. For me at least. I know many who has similar experiences.

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        1 year ago

        where are talking about files, not drivers from others companies that depend on their support

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          1 year ago

          No op just said Linux does exactly what you want. My point is that it sometimes is very hard to know how to do what you want. I am not saying Windows is any better in this regard though.

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      1 year ago

      you cant say it doesnt do exactly what you want.

      As someone (a different guy than whom you’re replying to) who has primarily used Linux-based systems in personal settings for about 15 years or so, I can and will say that.

      For the most part, Linux-based systems tend to do exactly what you tell them to do. Whether or not this is exactly what you want, however, is a slightly different point.

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      1 year ago

      I want it to play rocket league. Without using wine or proton.

      There are some things that Linux won’t allow you to do natively. I understand it’s better because it’s open, but come on.