So, I think cosmic apps should support whatever the global menu protocol is called, and have the top bar be ssd. The ssd would use the global menu protocol to add the already existing menu bar to the titlebar.
This would have quite a few benefits, including
Making every third party app with a menu bar look more native, with them getting a COSMIC-style titlebar.
Making COSMIC apps integrate nicer with other desktops, especially for people who use a mac-style global menu.
A more unified and flexible desktop experience overall.
Obvious problems being what to do with other buttons in titlebars(I propose to just move them to wherever else would make sense) and what to do on desktops with no server side decorations like GNOME. Also, on other desktops that have ssd, but don't put the global menu anywhere, there would have to be a more classic, less elegant menu bar.
This proposal definitely has downsides, but I think it'd be a definite improvement and align with COSMIC's philosphy, so tell me what you all think!
Also, if any system76 employees are reading this, pretty please 🥺 ?
I did put it in the system76 community here and on reddit as well, the popOS community here seems kinda dead, is there a system76-ran forum I'm not aware of?
I personally hate global menu bars. They do not work with focus follows mouse. The way menus currently work is fine for me and I would not want to lose that to, IMO, a much worst system. Any global menu implementation would need to be able to be disabled and better to have it off by default. And I would rather see effort in developing other features personally - though mostly as I would never use this feature.
What does "ssd" mean in this context? I'm guessing it's not solid state drive since that doesn't make any sense in these sentences, but searching that acronym isn't very helpful.
Edit: I guess it means "server side decorations". I see that OP did use the full phrase once, but it didn't click with me initially. Wikipedia says that means the window manager draws titlebar buttons, as opposed to client side decorations which enables the app developer to control the titlebar of their app.
server side decorations is when the system draws the titlebar, as opposed to client side decorations (csd) where the applications draws it.
for example, gnome uses csd, but kde uses ssd.
There's debate over which is better, but the main difference is that csd allows applications to put anything in the titlebar, which can make the design nicer, and ssd allows the titlebars on all apps to be consistent, which I personally value more.
It's mostly devs like csd better, because they "can express themselves" and users like ssd better, because it's not inconsistent and can be themed by them. In short, csd sucks for users.
I’m going to provide the counter opinion here: I prefer CSD. SSD gives you a consistent title bar across applications, but it can cause a wildly inconsistent look within a single app. Part of the application is being themed by a different piece of software that doesn’t know anything about it.
I also like apps being able to make use of some of the extra space in the titlebar if they want to.
Uh, yeah, because the titlebar isn't part of the app but of the wm. And i like the Adapta titlebar better to the Materia theme, no i didn't ask about the developers opinion. You, as a developer, make a User Interface, not a piece of art, keep that in mind.
From a user perspective I don't understand how wasting a bunch of screen space on an ugly, non-functional bar across every window is better. I get that from a software development perspective it's basically one less thing to deal with. But I absolutely prefer to have a functional use for the space.
The title bars in KDE felt so antiquated, especially for such a foundational thing. For a while I removed the title bars and used a "move window" key and minimize/maximize/close shortcuts.
That's a good take, I wish KDE had a better model that allowed for custom buttons and menus on the titlebar. But I still think CSD are awkard to work with, we need the best of both worlds in my opinion
Canada, Australia and Portugal also announced the move on Sunday, with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accusing leaders of giving a "huge reward to terrorism".
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus over the weekend officially endorsed a bill that would block the sale of many offensive US weapons to Israel. This move coincides with growing outrage from US voters from across the political spectrum who say they have seen enough of American complicity with the genocidal humanitarian blockade and bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
The Block the Bombs Act, first introduced in May by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) and now backed by 49 co-sponsors, calls for a prohibition on the sale of a variety of US weapons and a limitation on military services to the Israeli government, accused of committing a genocide in Gaza.
The vote by the caucus, which took place Saturday and was first reported by Zeteo, marks a historic shift—even for the most progressive group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill—that provides “a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza.”
The Congressional Progressive Caucus over the weekend officially endorsed a bill that would block the sale of many offensive US weapons to Israel. This move coincides with growing outrage from US voters from across the political spectrum who say they have seen enough of American complicity with the genocidal humanitarian blockade and bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
The Block the Bombs Act, first introduced in May by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) and now backed by 49 co-sponsors, calls for a prohibition on the sale of a variety of US weapons and a limitation on military services to the Israeli government, accused of committing a genocide in Gaza.
The vote by the caucus, which took place Saturday and was first reported by Zeteo, marks a historic shift—even for the most progressive group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill—that provides “a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza.”
Largest Caucus in House Endorses Bill to Block US Bombs to Israel | Common Dreams
Jon Queally Sep 21, 2025
The Congressional Progressive Caucus over the weekend officially endorsed a bill that would block the sale of many offensive US weapons to Israel. This move coincides with growing outrage from US voters from across the political spectrum who say they have seen enough of American complicity with the genocidal humanitarian blockade and bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
The Block the Bombs Act, first introduced in May by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) and now backed by 49 co-sponsors, calls for a prohibition on the sale of a variety of US weapons and a limitation on military services to the Israeli government, accused of committing a genocide in Gaza.
The vote by the caucus, which took place Saturday and was first reported by Zeteo, marks a historic shift—even for the most progressive group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill—that provides “a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza.”
I know im not the only one, trying to get gaming on linux, but im different 😀 I am hooked on Flightgear, (the flight gear group on lemmy seems dead) but im right now playing it (still as a novice) on my Lenovo T470 with Fedora. So well its running okay, but the graphics, especially the suroundings just dosnt look like wheni see thoese vids online about flightgear. So i was wondering, and dreaming about a desktop PC, running linux, that is capable of delevering better graphics in Flightgear.i dont know anything about building a pc, but do you have a recommended setup of all hardware i schould get, and software, to get Flightgear up and running more beautyfull? Im also considdering of using steam as a gameshop. Im such a noob, that i would prefer exsact list of what hardware i schould use. Btw i would like to build my own pc, because im not a fan of thoese gamercomputers with all the colourrd light insight.
what videos are those? flightgear looks like ass without mods so maybe it's modded? also flightgear runs on a baked potato so i wouldn't worry too much.
when it comes to building a machine, you're unfortunately going to have to deal with rgb. the supply/demand situation has gotten us to the weird place where components with christmas lights on them cost less than those without.
not really, unless you get like a mini pc. you usually don't save much money at all on prebuilts. maybe look into refurbished or second-hand machines if your setup is very old?
There's also team blue now, the ARC CPUs are really cheap for the performance and Linux drivers are good (or at least they were, apparently they fired the person who was in charge of those, we'll see what the future brings us)
I would just use pcpartpicker.com/ to figure out compatibility if you haven't ever built a PC before. Most users tend to use AMD because it is a little better supported, but honestly having an NIVIDIA GPU doesn't stop you from doing anything.
There are a bunch of great build suggestions on the homepage of PCPartPicker. Really the only consideration if you want to use Linux is to go with AMD for your GPU (they're usually a better value anyway).
I wouldn't recommend any prebuilts, they're usually not a good value. Plus you can learn a lot about computers if you DIY and it can be helpful to diagnose in the future.
If you choose a case without a transparent side panel and ignore RGB and glamorous components, you can get better performance.
I don't understand. You say you need it, and then you say you've never used it. How would you know? I can confirm it's absolutely not needed. And it will only make shit harder.
If you specify a budget then people might be able to give some recommendations, if you like.
As for aesthetics, Fractal Design offer a few cases which look really nice, if you like the Scandinavian design style. The overview shows all cases with glass or mesh sides, but there's usually an option to get an opaque door if you don't want LEDs from the electronics shining through
Old timer IT guy here. I have built all my computers since the early 90s. My process has always started with a top notch power supply, then a top notch case. My current one is a Fractal. It's beautiful, and the quality is incredible.
I too have owned a fractal case and I really liked it! I eventually got rid of it because I moved cross-country and I didn’t have an immediate need for it.
I'm not up to date on hardware, so I'll refrain from recommending specific components. I went with AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia GPU (using closed source driver) last time I upgraded my PC and it usually works fine, though I know many recommend AMD GPUs nowadays for Linux. If €1000 is your total budget, it might be worth considering a second hand GPU. For example a used RTX 3080 goes for around €300 and they are still quite capable, though someone else will have to say if that's enough for the flight sims.
One thing you might want to look up is if the game uses hardware raytracing, and if that works on Linux. Out of the games I play, World of Warships looks worse for me than what I see on youtube, despite that I have set all graphics settings to max. Maybe it's possible to fix by configuring Wine/Proton/DXVK etc. I haven't really looked into it, but just so you're aware of potential issues.
I used this list for help when choosing a power supply, but I think that becomes more important if you buy a high end GPU.
I use Steam for almost all my gaming, and it makes running (most) Windows games a breeze.
Get a Steam Deck. Looks like Flightgear will run on them and you can use them as a portable PC when using it with a docking station.
I'm not saying this is the best choice but I went from a gaming PC to a laptop/Steam Deck and haven't touched the PC since. Best of luck with whatever you decide.
Linux gaming is great! And games that are not working under Linux (like recently EA is rolling out kernel level anti-cheat) is not so nice.. so I boycott these kind of games! Vote with your wallet
I'm a fight simmer, and have used Flight gear. The main top options now are MS flight simulator, with incredible vusuals, and Laminar's Xplane, better flight model, so good in fact, that Laminar has a version which is FAA approved for simulator hours for pilots certification, and still great graphics. Both are way, way better than Flight gear (which is truly amazing for a FOSS flight Sim.)
If flight Sims are key to your decision making, I would pay for X Plane, a pay once model, that runs natively in Linux, Windows, and Mac, then spec around that. Next decision for me would be the GPU. In Linux most people seem to recommend AMD. I haven't delved into the issue, since I've had AMD for a while.
My usual decision process is:
1- analyze needs (programs and stuff that are important).
2- budget.
3- decide general specs.
4- get the best power supply I can afford within budget, gold, active PFC, modular, etc. Spec for at least 20% more wattage than maximum projected consumption Do a bit of research, googling etc. Be wary of ranked lists from established publications, as they are often influenced by manufacturers. So many people don't understand that the PS is the single most important component to ensure that everything else works correctly. Forum/reddit threads are better.
5- a good case. Fractal is my current go to.
6- GPU
7- processor.
8- board, Ram, memory, SSD, cooling
9- yoke, joystick (hotas), and pedals. 10 - everything else.
Thank you for clear it a little for me. I looked more into xplane, saw it more often on Swiss001. It looks great, and i will definately take xplane for flightgear, for the visuals. My problem is, i dont know what a great graphic card is, and all that. Im going all AMD, and such. But boarh the market is too big for me to make faster choices
No idea about Flightgear but to get super niche X-Plane works in VR on Linux, including with flight simulator joysticks.
I can't help you with your specific setup but my point is that gaming on Linux works very well unless you need kernel level anti cheat which at this point is pretty much only a portion of competitive gaming.
PS: been player for years on Linux, from AAA e.g. Baldur's Gate 3 to Elden Ring to VR games e.g Half-life: Alyx to indie games in VR and flat, not once did I have nor want to go back to Windows.
I have this setup for like a year now, and I didn't really encounter any problems as far as I know. (or did I?) However, I just thought I would ask about it because I've been experiencing YouTube slowdowns recently via the mobile website (like video plays and video stops, and like my data won't exceed 500k/s usage most of the time), even though I never experience any of this in YouTube Revanced Extended.
I just enabled every filter that looked good in the Brave settings and added every starred/recommended list in yokkofing's filter list. (I used this list because it was heavily recommended)
I use Portmaster and also it's encrypted DNS with Adguard filter, works fine avoiding all kind of crap and tracking, but blocking ads on DNS level do not work good For this is still needed an adblocker extension in the browser.
Are you employing these lists on your phone or a PC, or other device? There can be a performance cost associated with large IP blocklists. On most modern PC, the cost is usually minimal. On my dedicated firewall, just the DNSBL_Firebog_Malicious list clocks in at 1,004,966 entries, and I have most of Firebog's IP Blocklists, which are usually large, in addition to many others, because in my mind, you cannot block enough.
I cannot speak inteligently enough as to doing so on a mobile device. Additionally, YT is in a state of chaotic flux implimenting all manner of weirdness to make you have to hear their unskippible ads and slop all over the screen just to watch 30 seconds of a tutorial and find out it's not what you were looking for. So, that might be some of it too.
Are you employing these lists on your phone or a PC, or other device? There can be a performance cost associated with large IP blocklists. On most modern PC, the cost is usually minimal.
Yep, I have this exact filterlist in both my laptop and my phone. I don't really notice any performance problems besides YT (in mobile it sucks, in desktop it's just fine). Also as you can see I'm using just the lightweight version of these filterlists if there is one available (HaGeZi's filterlist for example) because I'm not using a dedicated device for adblocking like Pi-hole.
Additionally, YT is in a state of chaotic flux implimenting all manner of weirdness to make you have to hear their unskippible ads and slop all over the screen just to watch 30 seconds of a tutorial and find out it’s not what you were looking for.
I heard some stuff about that, but well, I still see no ads so that's that. I wonder why YouTube Revanced Extended is not experiencing any of it though.
Aside from the spectacle of our leaders openly prostrating before Trump, the truth of Britain’s “special relationship” with the US was mostly found in unscripted moments around his visit.
China is perhaps the world’s new science superpower, in terms of gross spending on research and development, a new OECD report reveals. Meanwhile, r...
Fossil requires its own download client (not git) and like the other guy said Forgejo only accepts certain licenses, Gitea is Google which is obviously a no-go.
Savannah (savannah.nongnu.org/) is the version control system used by the FSF and the GNU project. Uses CVS and Git, with ViewVC and cgit frontends. You must make regular commits, otherwise your account may be pruned.
I'm checking forgefed.org/ which I learned about via checking federation on Gitea and it looks nice, in theory, but until I see an actual list of instances federated together I'll just applaud the effort from afar.
Hey people, just wanting to share an idea and see if anyone wants to try.
A spec is nice but we'll need implementations. Vervis is nice but it's not an existing fully functioning forge.
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Leninism, is in fact, Marxism-Leninism, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, Marxism plus Leninism. Leninism is not an ideology unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Marxist ideology made useful by the 『Manifesto』 , 『Capital』 and vital ideology components comprising a full ideology.
Many communists run a modified version of the Marxism ideology every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of Marxism which is widely used today is often called Leninism, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the Marxism ideology, developed by Marx and Engels. There really is a Leninism, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the ideology they use. Leninism is the methodiology: a set of working methods for achieving the goal of communism. The methodiology is an essential part of an ideology, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete ideology. Leninism is normally used in combination with the Marxism ideology: the whole ideology is basically Marxism with Leninism added, or Marxism-Leninism. All the so-called Leninism distributions are really distributions of Marxism-Leninism!
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Leninism, is in fact, Marxism-Leninism, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Marxism plus Leninism. Leninism is not an ideology unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Marxist ideology made useful by the 『Manifesto』 , 『Capital』 and vital ideology components comprising a full ideology.
Many communists run a modified version of the Marxism ideology every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of Marxism which is widely used today is often called Leninism, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the Marxism ideology, developed by Marx and Engels.
There really is a Leninism, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the ideology they use. Leninism is the methodiology: a set of working methods for achieving the goal of communism. The methodiology is an essential part of an ideology, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete ideology. Leninism is normally used in combination with the Marxism ideology: the whole ideology is basically Marxism with Leninism added, or Marxism-Leninism. All the so-called Leninism distributions are really distributions of Marxism-Leninism!
Hmm, reporting isn't what it used to be. The French would have probably caught on immediately. If this Stack Exchange is correct, it's definitely a story.
I'm applying for Master's degree in France and have learned that there are two different ones - M1 and M2. I read the answers to this question and a few websites with general explanations, but coul...
Fun fact I came across this on other media and was barely able to find any info on Google about it. I had to open Duck (Bing) which suddenly showed many results. So there is definitely some search engine surpression going on.
But it says the French government website retracted his degree so the story seems to check out.
Pull requests, huh? I have like half a dozen bad jokes half formed in my brain...
But seriously, is this a thing on github these days? Spam through PRs (and presumably also Issues)? Can it be mitigated?
But I'm pretty sure Github is not the main place to develop the Linux kernel. I believe they have their own git servers and GH is only a mirror, so maybe PRs from GH are ignored altogether? IDK
I've heard maintainers getting spammed with AI generated Issues and stuff. This is just a stupid meme from some weeks ago, trying to merge some Anime ASCII Art into the Kernal Panic log message, because the kernel should be more weeb-friendly.
You're right, Linux Kernel development happens on an own cgit instance. Given how much Linus loves distraction, he'd be better off by not looking into Github at all.
Well, no. As soon as the news was out I started looking for alternatives, and moved there. That was 2017. I still have my GH account though, and ever since then I'm watching the decline, like adding of premium features (read: removal of basic functionality for puny mortals).
Back then I didn't trust myself to self-host that. Needlessly! It's not hard and i already had my server anyhow. But yeah, read the signs of the times and get out before, IDK, they claim your intellectual property or you get addicted to the quasi social media addons.
As I said in my other comment, contrib. over github is already not accepted. And yes these are humans not bots. Pull requests were already filled with bizarre stuff for years before this started
One of the programmers where I worked left the project to do other things. So our project lead opened a bug ticket in our public tracker to find a replacement. Sure enough, we got some candidates that way.
I am not a kernel dev but I am pretty sure all issues/patches are sent/reviewed over the mail list. I think the gh issues are ignored and should probably be turned off.
That resolves my confusion. I was wandering what is going on, if its a meme or what. But that's actually pretty funny. Its a way to gatekeep kernel dev for people who are willing to put in effort, which shows it's important to them making commits more serious I guess? Like it hinders people to do the AI spam shit that curl reported, on the other hand it also hinders getting into Linux dev a bit by making it more complicated than just a little pull request
When you go to the website and click to download, you are redirected to a letter to the community. I heard there is/was a changing of the guard and development is on hiatus. Does this mean you can't download CalyxOS from them at all anymore? Is this a reflection of the actions google is taking with the play store?
Should I be looking at a different OS than CalyxOS? I'm currently running /e/ amd was interested in trying something else. Do you have any other suggestions of privacy driven OS's?
Calyx has been inactive since a few months. This is unrelated to google afaik. A good way to search for a custom ROM is go through the XDAforums forum of your device. Most custom ROMs are posted there.
The project is reorganizing and changing security keys due to the head and lead Dev leaving. They plan to publish new images in the coming months AFAIK. A reinstall will be needed at that point.
I wasn't sure if that reference would fit here so I'm glad you enjoyed it! I am diggin' the experience so far. Haven't gamed on it, yet, but after reinstalling for GNOME, it's been smooth sailing!
Funny enough I just changed my daily driver to Linux as well. Long time Linux power user, stuck with a Windows main. Finally made the transition, couldn't be happier.
Ditto, friend. Which DE did you end up going with? I started with KDE but had bad luck with app crashes last night and odd desktop displays so I reinstalled fresh with GNOME (didn't need to worry about reinstalling vs switching DEs cause there wasn't much done with the OS by that point).
If you're still on the fence about switching to Linux, try downloading a Live Linux USB image and booting it from a USB stick. This lets you try out Linux without changing anything on your Windows drive. The Live version will also let you see if Linux detects all your computer's hardware before you install it for real.
I agree on trying the live boot first. I played around with the live boot for a week, and ended up installing mint as dual boot when I got frustrated about not being able to save files, save settings etc. I was barely using Windows at that point.
Agree, a USB stick live install is a good way to test - users should just bear in mind it is slower than a real install as USB drives are not as fast as internal hard drives. Once the OS is loaded fully it will feel reasonably snappy but still every piece of software you launch will take longer to load than a real install, and the bigger the software the longer it will take to load.
I also tended to recommend Linux Mint for beginners although I think I'm moving more towards recommending OpenSuSE Leap. The reason being it ships with KDE which is a slick interface with a Windows like set up by default (although very customisable - users can create MacOS or Gnome like interfaces with relative ease if they prefer) and gives a better idea of what modern Linux is capable of than Cinnamon in my opinion. Also KDE's Discover app makes it easy to install software, comparable to Mint's software store. Mint still has many more guides online but they're often around terminal use and APT based solutions, and I'm beginning to think that is actually a bad thing. Most stuff for mainstream users can be done via the GUI, and KDE offer's a great GUI. Plus Flatpak is a far better way of installing custom software than the APT recommendations I still see widely shared, so I think it's actually better to move people away from Mint. Personally I think OpenSuSE Leap is the better option (and possible Fedora KDE Plasma edition although I am less familiar with it).
I had already done that before pulling the trigger. I used Obsidian to get a listing of distros and then took notes as I tested them on my Lenovo Yoga 720 laptop. Obviously, not the same as my daily gaming rig, but it gave me a good enough approximation for how well I'd like some of the distros I tried. In the end it was Mint Cinnamon (currently installed on my Yoga) or openSUSE. I eventually had to reinstall openSUSE last night when KDE started giving me trouble. It's probably the last time I try KDE for a while. I just don't seem to have good luck with it all three times I've tried it across different distros.
Either way GNOME is working great this morning and I'm working on getting stuff customized!!
I played with it a bit. Can't remember my thoughts on it but when I was testing different distros for myself, my wife, and in-laws, I took notes for it.
OpenSuse is a left field choice. Nothing wrong with it - just not a typical first distro. Hope you have a great time with it! I recommend using it for a solid month then working on a windows pc for a day - you’ll be blown away by how asinine windows is once you’ve got used to Linux.
you’ll be blown away by how asinine windows is once you’ve got used to Linux.
This, absolutely. I really hate Linux sometimes. But then I have to deal with Windows, which I hate even more. It's not that I like Linux. It's that I like it more than Windows.
PS. If you plan on only using Wayland, you still need to have X11 installed. Don't ask me why, don't ask me how, I only know that without X11 my system would only login to shell
Great to see another person moving to Linux and OpenSuSE. My only caution if this is your first time with Linux is that a point release like OpenSuSE Leap is probably a better place to start than Tumbleweed. I'm on Tumbleweed and it's generally good but I have had a few things break over the last couple of years, often fixed at next update in fairness but it is frustrating even as an experienced user. I have also had to reinstall Tumbleweed on one occasion; it wasn't a big deal as I'd set up a separate Home and System partition. Tumbleweed is great but it is a rolling release and even though it's a well tested one rolling releases are always riskier in terms of things breaking.
I appreciate the cautionary tale. I already had to reinstall. I gave KDE another shot thinking previous issues were from the old Lenovo Yoga or distro I used it with. Unfortunately, that wasn't so. Even though I intentionally took my time customizing the layout, somehow I had some KDE thing crash twice, the main display had shifted to only showing have the page, like it was stuck under the monitor, and after a reboot to fix that problem it had made it so the context menu on the main desktop was not showing all the options.
While I'm not a fan of GNOME, per say, as I am not a fan of Apple style docks for a taskbar, I never had issues with it, so I am using that instead of KDE.
In a heated interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan, an 'Israeli' army sergeant appeared to acknowledge that the death toll in Gaza may be significantly higher than official Palestinian figures.
During the exchange, Sergeant Benjamin Anthony claimed that 'Israel' had killed 30,000 fighters in Gaza and admitted that “for every fighter, two civilians” were also killed. When pressed on the math, his statement indicated a total of roughly 90,000 Palestinian deaths, far higher than the 60,000 deaths reported by the Gaza health ministry.
Morgan immediately challenged the figure, remarking, “Don’t worry about my interviewing skills, you worry about your maths.” The exchange quickly drew attention online, with critics accusing the 'Israeli' spokesperson of inadvertently confirming a death toll that surpasses already staggering estimates.
Put simply, capitalism is a control system that selects for whichever is the most profitable. It centralizes and coalesces into fewer and fewer hands. However, alongside this, as labor becomes less of a factor in production, the rate of profit falls, and overproduction results in large amounts of unsold commodities. This results in crisis, which is opportunity for the working class to assert its aims and even revolt if the conditions are right. Capitalism is deceptively weak, in that the ruling class is few in number and the workers are ever growing, and capitalists need workers to have a profit to begin with.
Imperialism pushes the worst of this crisis into the global south, but more global south countries are asserting their own independence, such as Burkina Faso. They are also aligning more with Russia and China, becoming less entrenched in western imperialism in favor of better loans and development opportunities. This further weakens the west.
We aren't cooked, a better world is possible, and it takes organizing. Educate, agitate, organize!
Donald Trump says he’ll slap a harsh embargo on the Kremlin if Brussels turns the screws on China, but EU diplomats suspect the U.S. president is stalling.
Yes, let's let the Orange baby keep telling us what to do. We need to stop putting all our eggs in one basket and shift economic partnerships about. Its what stock oickers do, ie reduce US exposure.
If Europeans want to reduce US exposure they'd have to compromise with Russia to have access to oil and gas. Longer term they could align with China and get access to cheap solar, but that wouldn't help them this winter when they need to heat their homes.
If the Europeans weren’t buying oil and gas from the us our oil and gas industry would suffer immensely. Exporting oil and gas is a big part of our economy.
Yeah, that's why Europe will not be allowed to shift economic partnerships. It's also why they're trying to sanction Iran again, and even part of why they're being made to sanction China (and thus Chinese solar). Europe must be kept dependent on US oil and gas, or at least on oil and gas from US allies. They can't be allowed to escape.
Spain and Belgium the first which recognized Palestina as sovereign State time ago, Spain cutting weapons and supplies since 2023, blocking it's transport by ship or airplain to Israel plus declaring non grata the visit of members of the Israel gov.. Good that now finally also other EU gov lift their ass from the sofa.
Opening my weather app this morning I was greeted by this warning:
Google has announced that, starting in 2026/2027, all apps on certified Android devices will require the developer to submit personal identity details directly to Google. Since the developers of this app do not agree to this requirement, this app will no longer work on certified Android devices after that time.
It's the first time I hear about this, seems to be about:
Thank you for these links they are fantastic! I was aware of the procedural lock in via play integrity services and also the lockdown on side loading so that didn't get past me, but I wasn't aware google also wants to alienate developers now by requiring ID. It seems to me google want to now fully commercialize the platform, transforming it into the ad infested network that web2+3.0 already became. I think their plan, by alienating non commercial devs, is that all apps will run on their ad models and non without them will be left.
Google is moving to make Android less open source. I'm not sure more devs following suit is going be good for them or their users. The G doesn't give an F.
What we need is an OS fork that gets maintained. If not that, some other workaround that fools the Google servers. Because you can bet money that nobody made from flesh and blood is going to look at this inside Google.
Maybe devs can band together and form Middle Finger Corp. and designate one willing person as their contact to serve as registered dev for a gazillion apps. Follow the letter of the law, not the misguided spirit of it, in a manner of speaking.
If you are sitting on a mobile OS and you were afraid to fail like Windows, maybe now is the time to give it a go?
I searched for Murena's policies and found a privacy policy page, and it seems fine?? You give them information for transactions, they don't sell your information, and you can delete your account which will delete the information they have on you.
I'm an adult, and promise you I've been using computers longer than you've been alive, and I still don't care to waste what little time I have on this planet to look into shit that sounds completely made-up.
Murena is a for-profit company and /e/OS is very clearly built and managed for the benefit of Murena. Despite this, /e/OS receives a huge amount of EU government funding. If you're an EU taxpayer, your money is being used to build this extraordinarily insecure and non-private OS.
Okay, so backing up your claims with other peoples unbased claims. Thanks! What does EU funding (once again no source for this claim) have to do with policies?
The one point that speaks against /e/OS is the slow updates yes, but that's not a "policy" thing.
You're the one stating something as a fact, so you should have already provided the sources for your claims, especially if its something not in the major consensus nareative...
Well for this case in particular yes, the dev will continue to develop the app on f-droid, the platform as a whole takes a hit through this though, so who knows how long they will continue out of goodwill.
Hopefully this leads to a lot more development of and for Ubuntu Touch. Biggest issues it faces are lack of compatibility and lack of apps. I think the core is solid though. I used it for a week when switching from iOS (so no Android background) and enjoyed it, but a few too many minor issues built up and I ended up going to Calyx.
I'm going to look into adding this to my app git.allpurposem.at/mat/Sudoku Indeed I do not agree with this, so it will become unavailable when the terms go into effect. I will look into making it available for Linux Mobile.
Thank you so much for the kind words! It's indeed a bad time to be an app delevoper. At least the framework I use is portable-ish, so the work won't be fully lost.
And so it continues... Google trying to shoehorn themselves into a position of authority of the internet. Imagine they get as much sway as the banks now have? Private entities controlling the masses for massive profits. Fuck off Google.
Google just came out of the biggest antitrust suit since 1998 completely unscathed so you can expect this sort of anticompetitive measures to continue.
Even apps installed outside the Play Store will need to have a "verified developer", and this change will affect any devices that use Google Play Services, so it will be a problem even to old devices.
I've heard that it will still be possible to install unverified apps via ADB, so theoretically it wouldn't be hard to make an app installer that uses Shizuku (tool that allows you to ADB into your own device) and have a website that automatically installs that using WebUSB or something
app manager can already work as an app installer, but it needs wireless debugging enabled which can be a security risk. and you have to install app manager too somehow.
You'll be able to install them, but play services will very probably stop them from starting.
They already have the framework for this in place, "unrecognised" apps get blocked by Play services already asking you if Google can scan the app before you start it, the app will not start at all unless you click yes or no.
Maybe yes. Maybe not. I think from now they won't push that far, among other things because even developing for android platform would become a burden. Not being able to even test some app concept without a verified signature...
Maybe eventually they'll go that far. But as of now I do think is unlikely they'll completely block the adb way.
Anyway many current users won't go adb. And third party stores will take a massive hit. That's google's goal.
They're not "pulling" the app from anywhere, it's just simply not going to work on "certified devices". This is the end of Android as we know. It's been a good run.
Done! for the curious, original title, "Cirrus App dev pulling app from certified android devices in '26/'27" new, "Cirrus app dev informing the app will stop working on certified android devices in '26/'27"
Yep. We'll be fine for a while but Google's seriously axing the platform for foss projects and security-minded users. In no more than half a decade I anticipate Android's open-source development scene will begin looking very similar to Apple's.
This is completely wrong. I asked this exact question to google in their poll and I got an answer from them saying it would always work with adb. It's for devs so you can run those apps of course. This means F-Droid can implement a Shizuku backend to install apps and the UX will be even better since it will bypass popups. However, initial setup will be far more complicated
You can but that's REALLY not a solution. How many times/day to plan on plugging in your phone and running a couple dozen commands to update your apps?
It's also absurdly lacking in features compared to Android/iOS (never mind app support) and the dev team is so small they can barely maintain existing device support. VoLTE is still unsupported in the majority of devices. The OS doesn't even have basic security features like drive encryption
I like UBPorts a lot but I think the alternative/FOSS smartphone market is too fragmented between it and SailfishOS/PostMarketOS that none of them will emerge with enough adoption to be real competitors to the iOS/Android duopoly. Didn't mean to be overly negative. Just my two cents
I've only ever used Android, dating back to the T-Mobile G1. I think I'm now ready to switch to iPhone. If I'm going to be pigeonholed into a completely walled garden, it might as well be with a company that knows what they are doing.
I really don't want to switch, but probably will for my next upgrade.
I absolutely get what you're saying, and a good part of me agrees with you. Here is the thing, I'm tired boss. I've made an effort my whole life to use open source, privacy friendly everything.
I'm now to the point where I don't have time for messing with phones. Fixing broken stuff, compatibility, etc etc.
I need a powerful phone with a great camera that just works.
Honestly considering the same. Sideloading is the only reason to stick with Android and that's now going away. Apple devices have more power, better battery life, better displays, etc etc etc. Especially considering the "base" 17 is now actually a really good value while Pixel prices have skyrocketed in recent years to iPhone levels (presumably for AI shit I don't even want).
I switched to iPhone in 2016. I had no idea Pixel was coming, and my choices all sucked. The more I looked at the iPhone 6s, the more I realized it was the right phone at that time.
I’m now on my fourth iPhone and I’m kind of done with them. “Apple Intelligence” and the keyboard gets so many things wrong. On a 16 Pro Max. And yet my Galaxy S10 which is 5 years older gets almost nothing wrong.
iPhones have great screens and the newest Snapdragon barely catches up to the new iPhone chip. But I think it does more. The Pixel chip is much further behind (comparable to an iPhone 11, I hear) but even that phone seems smarter.
I feel like iPhones are really nice basic/feature phones. They work well with my Macs, but Macs don’t stop working if your phone runs Android. They just don’t play well together.
Apple is a lot better on privacy. They never pretended to be or care about open source though. iOS is based on macOS which is certified UNIX; Android is Linux more or less but neither is open. I think it's a moot point at best and a bullshit non-point most days. Open source I mean. As far as privacy, I think Apple is better on a good day but maybe misleading, but Google never really pretended to care. The deal was always, premium stuff for your personal data. We just didn’t care as much back then.
Honestly there are no great options. If I had to buy a phone right now, I’d probably get a Galaxy S25. I just hate what’s going on with Nova Launcher. But I love using my S10, it’s just a dated screen at this point.
Its not about security for google, its about to have more control over their platform. They saw apple got away with their policies about sideloading here in Europe (which is still a pain in the ass) so they thought why not have it in android.
I think you could still adb install unverified apps into your phone.
That untill they'll block that path too.
Also I suppose that you'll need to adb every update. So apps that would want to go this way should self check updates instead of relying on an external store.
Android Debug Bridge. It is a way to control the device via command line, mainly from an external computer. Among other things allows for app installation. It's one of the main ways to test and debug apps while being developed.
But that begs the same question. If you never update your existing phone with google's malware, you should be ok.
Obviously if you buy a new phone that's already infected you're screwed unless you can flash a new ROM on there.
My point is. People's current phones do not have this malware on it yet. If you disable updates and/or degoogle, your device should continue to work as is. Perhaps without being able to use Google Play Store, but honestly that's not huge loss for anyone that cares about this stuff in the first place.
any version of android that's not vendor or downloaded from the official android website - like lineageos.org/ - https://e.foundation/e-os/ - or the aforementioned GrapheneOS - ~~calyxos.org (paused)~~
Yes, think cheap android tablets that are so shit google store can barely run on it. Those devices are usually chinese knockoffs and do not ship with google services, google store or any gapps.
I don't believe the certified android means hardware, I believe it's only about if you have an official android build running, since if your hardware can run a custom ROM, you can get around this issue.
I think it has to do with the google certification you have to go through to sell hardware shipping with android. All devices need to be certified by google or they are not allowed to run gapps or connect to the playstore. This is what huawei lost after trump banned them, so they had to make their own shit as a replacement
From what I've seen elsewhere, yes. adb sideloading will still be possible, but that adds a level of inconvenience many people will not enjoy, especially since FDroid and similar have been so easy.
Install, maybe. What about updates though? Do you plan to pull out adb for each and every one of them? Or would you rather keep using old, potentially insecure, versions?
How easy is it to convert an Android app to a Linux mobile app of you're the developer? If it's written in JVM languages it shouldn't be that hard right?
End-users can use e.g. waydro.id to run Android apps on Linux.
I'm not deep into Android development, but I doubt it's possible to just port an app without basically a complete rewrite. Android has an own layer on top of the JVM, called Zygote, and there's presumably lots of system libraries which the Android apps implicitly depend on, for handling graphics and whatnot, which make tons of assumptions about running on an Android device.
I am dyslexic and not a native speaker, but thanks for the correction! The example with a alittle is actually a good one. If you loose the unfriendly vibe, your comment would be more appreciated.
This news makes me actually sad. I have had high hopes in the last years in the FOSS world, having myself and three other persons move to use Linux as daily driver on Desktop/Laptop.
My phone has FOSS apps only except for banking, health, transport tickets and 2/3 work rekated stuff. My messaging, files and pictures are handled by FOSS apps installed from third parties (F-Droid, Obtainium) on selfhosted servers... I was finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
This news sound to me like the tunnel ahaead is collapsing.
Agreed. Google just didn't consent to you getting an app without ads. My hope is maybe we can circumvent it for a while with PWA or browser website bookmarks. Maybe long enough for alternatives to arrive or consumer protection to kick in. I refuse to give up hope even though I might need to abandon android. For now I guess I will just not buy another phone since androids time seems limited. Really hard to find something to recommend to family and friends that just works. My goto grapheneOS also seems more and more cut down with more and more apps refusing to work outside play store downloads or refusing to work on 3rd party OS.
Israel's attack on two newspaper offices in Yemen last week killed 31 journalists, making it the single largest massacre of the press in 16 years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Israel’s Strike on Yemen Newspaper Offices Was ‘Deadliest Global Attack’ on Journalists in 16 Years: Press Freedom Group
Israel's attack on two newspaper offices in Yemen last week killed 31 journalists, making it the single largest massacre of the press in 16 years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
The Israeli government has declared that all aid entering Gaza for distribution by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) must be sourced from Israel only.
"New Israeli regulations mandate that all food items going into Gaza must be procured and packaged inside Israel, and we are abiding by that requirement."
The JNS report comes as multiple indicators suggest the Israeli economy is taking a hit as a result of its genocide in Gaza, on account of growing international isolation, lack of investment and consumer confidence as well as the high number of conscripts being called away from work to fight.
“The JNS report comes and multiple indicators suggest the Israeli economy is taking a hit as a result of its genocide in Gaza” - oH nO!! Not CONSEQUENCES!! 😲Consequences for a genocide!?!? How dare they!!
It's so they are providing aid but can limit it just enough that everyone is technically able to be fed but still starve. It's a way to look like they're doing something good but in reality are doing something extremely cruel.
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Leninism, is in fact, Marxism-Leninism, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Marxism plus Leninism. Leninism is not an ideology unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Marxist ideology made useful by the 『Manifesto』 , 『Capital』 and vital ideology components comprising a full ideology.
Many communists run a modified version of the Marxism ideology every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of Marxism which is widely used today is often called Leninism, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the Marxism ideology, developed by Marx and Engels.
There really is a Leninism, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the ideology they use. Leninism is the methodiology: a set of working methods for achieving the goal of communism. The methodiology is an essential part of an ideology, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete ideology. Leninism is normally used in combination with the Marxism ideology: the whole ideology is basically Marxism with Leninism added, or Marxism-Leninism. All the so-called Leninism distributions are really distributions of Marxism-Leninism!
This reads like the kind of output you get from those tiny 0.7B local LLM models that can run on a Chromebook but tend to get fixated on repeating the same phrases over and over
It's just a funny ML joke using the common GNU/Linux copypasta, I think it's actually really creative and funny for a communist meme, as someone who enjoys those.
It's the other way around, "Stalinist" is just slang for Marxist-Leninists used by those trying to invoke western fear of Stalin as slander against communists. Stalin synthesized Marxism-Leninism, but outside of some good advancement of the Marxist theory of the nation, Stalin's own contributions to Marxism-Leninism are extremely minimal, the vast majority is Marx, Engels, and Lenin.
Lenin's advances on Marxism are largely in analysis of imperialism, and practical revolutionary tactics such as democratic centralism, as well as to combat the revisionism of the second international. Trotskyists often try to call themselves "Leninists" to differentiate themselves from Marxism-Leninism, or "Marxist and Leninist," but their own theory diverges from Marx's.
Lenin's contributions are not diversions from Marxism, but additions and updates to follow the development of imperialism, which pushed the contradictions Marx thought would lead to revolution in Europe into the global south, and all the new questions that added.
It's time to read theory, comrades! As Lenin says, "Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle." Reading theory helps us identify the core contradictions within modern society, analyze their trajectories, and gives us the tools to break free. Marxism-Leninism is broken into 3 major components, as noted by Lenin in his pamphlet The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism: | Audiobook
Dialectical and Historical Materialism
Critique of Capitalism along the lines of Marx's Law of Value
Advocacy for Revolutionary and Scientific Socialism
As such, I created the following list to take you from no knowledge whatsoever of Leftist theory, and leave you with a strong understanding of the critical fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism in an order that builds up as you read. Let's get started!
Section I: Getting Started
What the heck is Communism, anyways? For that matter, what is fascism?
Breaks down fascism and its mortal enemy, Communism, as well as their antagonistic relationship. Understanding what fascism is, where and when it rises, why it does so, and how to banish it forever is critical. Parenti also helps debunk common anti-Communist myths, from both the "left" and the right, in a quick-witted writing style. This is also an excellent time to watch the famous speech.
Section II: Historical and Dialectical Materialism
By far my favorite primer on Marxist philosophy. By understanding Dialectical and Historical Materialism first, you make it easier to understand the rest of Marxism-Leninism. Don't be intimidated!
Further reading on Dialectical and Historical Materialism, but crucially introduces the why of Scientific Socialism, explaining how Capitalism itself prepares the conditions for public ownership and planning by centralizing itself into monopolist syndicates. This is also where Engels talks about the failures of previous "Utopian" Socialists.
Section III: Political Economy
That's right, it's time for the Law of Value and a deep-dive into Imperialism. If we are to defeat Capitalism, we must learn it's mechanisms, tendencies, contradictions, and laws.
Best taken as a pair, these essays simplify the most important parts of the Law of Value. Marx is targetting those not trained in economics here, but you might want to keep a pen and some paper to follow along if you are a visual person.
Absolutely crucial and the most important work for understanding the modern era and its primary contradictions. Marxist-Leninists understand that Imperialism is the greatest contradiction in the modern era, which cascades downward into all manner of related contradictions. Knowing what dying Capitalism looks like, and how it behaves, means we can kill it.
Section IV: Revolutionary and Scientific Socialism
Can we defeat Capitalism at the ballot box? What about just defeating fascism? What about the role of the state?
If Marxists believed reforming Capitalist society was possible, we would be the first in line for it. Sadly, it isn't possible, which Luxemburg proves in this monumental writing.
Excellent refutation of revisionists and Social Democrats who think the State can be reformed, without needing to be replaced with one that is run by the workers, in their own interests.
Section V: Intersectionality and Solidarity
The revolution will not be fought by atomized individuals, but by an intersectional, international working class movement. Intersectionality is critical, because it allows different marginalized groups to work together in collective interest, unifying into a broad movement.
Critical reading on understanding misogyny, transphobia, enbyphobia, pluralphobia, and homophobia, as well as how to move beyond the base subject of "gender." Uses the foundations built up in the previous works to analyze gender theory from a Historical Materialist perspective.
De-colonialism is essential to Marxism. Without having a strong, de-colonial, internationalist stance, we have no path to victory nor a path to justice. Fanon analyzes Colonialism's dehumanizing effects, and lays out how to form a de-colonial movement, as well as its necessity.
Solidarity and intersectionality are the key to any social movement. When different social groups fight for liberation together along intersectional lines, the movements are emboldened and empowered ever-further.
Section VI: Putting it into Practice!
It's not enough to endlessly read, you must put theory to practice. That is how you can improve yourself and the movements you support. Touch grass!
Mao wrote simply and directly, targeting peasant soldiers during the Revolutionary War in China. This pair of essays equip the reader with the ability to apply the analytical tools of Dialectical Materialism to their every day practice, and better understand problems.
Congratulations, you completed your introductory reading course!
With your new understanding and knowledge of Marxism-Leninism, here is a mini What is to be Done? of your own to follow, and take with you as practical advice.
Get organized. Join a Leftist org, find solidarity with fellow comrades, and protect each other. The Dems will not save you, it is up to us to protect ourselves. The Party for Socialism and Liberation and Freedom Road Socialist Organization both organize year round, every year, because the battle for progress is a constant struggle, not a single election. See if there is a chapter near you, or start one! Or, see if there's an org you like more near you and join it.
Read theory. Don't think that you are done now! Just because you have the basics, doesn't mean you know more than you do. If you have not investigated a subject, don't speak on it! Don't speak nonsense, but listen!
Aggressively combat white supremacy, misogyny, queerphobia, and other attacks on marginalized communities. Cede no ground, let nobody be forgotten or left behind. There is strength in numbers, when one marginalized group is targeted, many more are sure to follow.
Be industrious, and self-sufficient. Take up gardening, home repair, tinkering. It is through practice that you elevate your problem-solving capabilities. Not only will you improve your skill at one subject, but your general problem-solving muscles get strengthened as well.
Learn self-defense. Get armed, if practical. Be ready to protect yourself and others. Liberals will not save us, we must save each other.
Be persistent. If you feel like a single water droplet against a mountain, think of canyons and valleys. Oh, how our efforts pile up! With consistency, every rock, boulder, even mountain, can be drilled through with nothing but steady and persistent water droplets.
"Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent."
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is a national organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism in the United States. Our home is in the working class.
My man Freezy E wrote the best introductory texts to Marxism which hold up to this day,a taxonomy of the family and how it's shaped by the mode of production and hardly anyone ever mentions him unless it's to acknowledge he bankrolled Marx.
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After a random amount of time plasma just crashes. No other graphical issues and I am not sure what is causing this. I am assuming some config somewhere copied over with my home folder? because i did a clean install for the lols. If anyone knows what I am doing wrong respectfully let me know. sorry for being stupid
1) What are your system specs? 2) How much times passes before it crashes? 3) Does this happen with a brand new user you e created and logged in as, or just this one user? 4) There are errors for core apps in those logs. Do Kontact and Discover actually launch?
Ulrich
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in reply to Blisterexe • • •Looks like there's a GitHub and Mattermost
chat.pop-os.org/login
Pop!_OS Mattermost
chat.pop-os.orgBlisterexe
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in reply to nous • • •Might not have been clear enough, this proposal still keeps the menu bar in the application headerbar, unless the user chooses to have a global menu.
This is just a different way of doing that that has certain benefits.
Luke
in reply to Blisterexe • • •What does "ssd" mean in this context? I'm guessing it's not solid state drive since that doesn't make any sense in these sentences, but searching that acronym isn't very helpful.
Edit: I guess it means "server side decorations". I see that OP did use the full phrase once, but it didn't click with me initially.
Wikipedia says that means the window manager draws titlebar buttons, as opposed to client side decorations which enables the app developer to control the titlebar of their app.
GUI design concept that allows a program's interface to adapt to a user's system
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)Blisterexe
in reply to Luke • • •Oops, shouldve probably explained it in the post.
ssd= server side decorations
server side decorations is when the system draws the titlebar, as opposed to client side decorations (csd) where the applications draws it.
for example, gnome uses csd, but kde uses ssd.
There's debate over which is better, but the main difference is that csd allows applications to put anything in the titlebar, which can make the design nicer, and ssd allows the titlebars on all apps to be consistent, which I personally value more.
Luke
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in reply to MonkderVierte • • •I’m going to provide the counter opinion here: I prefer CSD. SSD gives you a consistent title bar across applications, but it can cause a wildly inconsistent look within a single app. Part of the application is being themed by a different piece of software that doesn’t know anything about it.
I also like apps being able to make use of some of the extra space in the titlebar if they want to.
MonkderVierte
in reply to verdare • • •verdare
in reply to MonkderVierte • • •I’m a user. Why do you assume I’m a dev?
obsoleteacct
in reply to pewpew • • •From a user perspective I don't understand how wasting a bunch of screen space on an ugly, non-functional bar across every window is better. I get that from a software development perspective it's basically one less thing to deal with. But I absolutely prefer to have a functional use for the space.
The title bars in KDE felt so antiquated, especially for such a foundational thing. For a while I removed the title bars and used a "move window" key and minimize/maximize/close shortcuts.
Eventually I just switched to Gnome.
pewpew
in reply to obsoleteacct • • •But I still think CSD are awkard to work with, we need the best of both worlds in my opinion
eldebryn
in reply to Blisterexe • • •The realistic answer IMO is that SSD should be the default with client overrides being available.
Yes consistency is important but if someone wants to do something weird, let them. Open software ecosystems should prioritize flexibility like that.