2026-08-29 19:09 UTC
or maybe let's think about it a different way. why does software need to change? let's be optimistic and say that maybe 1% of changes to software are to add useful new features and fix actual implementation bugs. 99% of changes are to support new/buggy hardware that only exists because of planned obsolescence (or to pad transistor counts so chip manufacturers can keep number going up) or to support some new scheme to monetize computer use (surveillance, app stores, gambling in various forms)
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@mcc@mastodon.social 2026-08-29 19:13
@aparrish@friend.camp The experience of using Linux does not change one whit for multiple decades at a time, and for some reason we're expect to accept that continually rewriting the underlying code, for no externally visible change, is something the user either wants or should have to make sacrifices to receive. Same with fricking Firefox. We had to upgrade to Wayland. That was non-optional. There are pre-slop Waylands. If I got a 2022 Linux distribution LTS that is LTSed for 30 years, I'd be okay.