I feel like I’ve been gaslit into running FOSS but every success only brings me closer to fighting god

  • baseless_discourse@mander.xyz
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    10 months ago

    In their gnome version, during the setup process (first boot, not install), they would prompt for third-party repo and codec (Enabled by default, IIRC).

    I think you might have unchecked that? or KDE not offering such experience?


    EDIT: NVM, I just checked, and I have never installed the codecs… LOL.

    Fedora is notorious for avoiding shipping proprietary software with their distro even at the cost of new users.

    I think this might stems from the fact that fedora used to be a distro aimed for advanced users. It is slowly getting better at being new user friendly.

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      10 months ago

      I wonder if it is notorious?

      Do most Linux users (in this context we’ll say people who specifically choose to use Linux and by extension chose a specific distribution) look unfavorably on proprietary software being excluded by default?

      For me, I prefer it so I don’t see it that way. But it is also an extra step and an annoyance if you want things to “just work”. Which is an understandable position.

      Food for thought, I guess.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, I don’t recall seeing that and installed it about four times.