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by jonathankoren 1106 days ago
Agree. OSes are practically irrelevant. The only thing I need is a web browser and a terminal with posix like commands. I can (almost) get that on Windows these days.

I’ve run Mac for 20 years now, and before that Linux for almost 10. I can’t think of anything I lost when switching beyond focus follows mouse.
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pjmlp 1105 days ago
One of the downfalls of Linux Desktop, besides the fragmentation, was Apple and Microsoft figuring out that a large majority wants a POSIX like experience, and aren't that deep onto GNU/Linux anyway.

There is a certain irony when the Linux Desktop is on minority when looking around laptops at FOSDEM.

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markstos 1106 days ago
You also need some form of window management, and if you like tiling windows, Linux has the most options by far.
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zdragnar 1106 days ago
If you miss focus follows mouse and like tiling windows, i3 and sway both have that option.

Others might too, those are the only two I have experience with though.

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jonathankoren 1106 days ago
That's one of the jobs of Finder. And no, I don't like tiling windows.
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