Ahh, a game of devil’s advocate. There’s no reason why a Libre product with sane defaults can’t do this either.
Comment on [rant] I want computers to become personal again
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Counter-point: why would want to own and maintain something like a computer? I want a simple device that take no thought and can be replaced with zero effort.
dch82@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’m not sure it’s devil’s advocate: I work with computers for 40 hours a week. There’s no way that I want to put any effort into a computer in my personal time
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 days ago
There are distros that do just that - exist without bothering you.
pupbiru@aussie.zone 1 day ago
there are no distros or combinations of software that come close to what mac/iphone/apple tv provide even WITH effort; let alone without. they have other benefits, but ease of integration is not one of them
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Gotta find it, install it, update it occasionally etc. cloud services don’t need that.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Agreed, we’re living in the a computer/phone is an appliance age. This is also why there is a movement that doesn’t like electric vehicles. They’re just too accessible and they don’t like that. Same mentality here. The only main difference is of course there is librehardware out there AND software. Just about the entirety of Linux ecosystem is this. If one wants to tinker and make them personal all one has to do is build a home lab. Plenty of maintenance on one of those and it’s probably not affecting one’s day to day life.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Are we maintaining computers?
I haven’t had to do anything beyond installing the OS after a hardware update or installing software for over a decade. Yeah, I’m lazy and using Windows, but my last hardware was used for about 7 years without needing any troubleshootijg and I upgraded a few years ago to keep up with modern games.
I guess I clean the filter sometimes.