@troyunrau i think the greatest thing to come from the steam deck is that people are slowly realizing that the aura of elitism thats infected the linux community for so many years is thankfully dying
I was at the #Educause Annual Conference back in the early 2010s running SLED11 with the cube enabled. I was spinning away when the person next to me asked what it was and what OS I was running. I replied, "Linux" he said, "oh, that's for you technical types."
Later, same scenario (different person), but when I replied, "this is is Windows Longhorn, the pre-release of Vista," the person was so impressed with Microsoft's innovation.
I can't help but roll my eyes when Linux is labelled as "technical" when all I do all day is click on icons and pull down menus. It was slightly more complicated a decade or two ago, but then Windows was quite broken too at the time.
(ok, I do open a terminal now and then to check on stuff, but I could just use YaST. And I don't really have to check on stuff, as it's just working as intended anyway)
@AnUnusualRelic completely agree--and note, I was spinning the cube, i.e., desktop, to navigate to files, not cd'ing through directories.
You're point about GUIs is also spot on and reflects most users these days. I wonder why those "technical" users who use a Mac aren't deemed "content developers" (writers, designers) or "end users" even though they may use the MacOS terminal?
Terrific!
I used the cube several times to show the power of Linux to several windows users. Two were interested enough to switch over to Linux permanently. I know the cube is just window dressing, but never underestimate the power of an interesting display.
@kde@floss.social@kde@lemmy.kde.social so does this mean I can finally stop complaining online that “Wayland isn’t ready” because the “mission critical software I use everyday doesn’t work” or am I missing something?
Beside the Cube, the Wobbly Windows was my fav feature. It's frivolous, but also so natural to grab a titlebar and having the rest of the window sloshing around like a wet rag.
@kde@floss.social@kde@lemmy.kde.social Oh yeah, another cool thing worth noting: the original cube in QtWidgets had about 4500 lines of code, this new one in QML has about 1000.
@kde@floss.social
Wooooooooot !
That's what brought me to linux back 200...4 ? 5?
Then it disappeared because (not sure here:) canonical wouldnt support compiz/beryl... or was it gnome2 ?
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ioletsgo@wetdry.world · 21 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
2023 will be the year of the linux desktop
troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 2y
You know, the Steamdeck's success might actually make that some kind of true
ioletsgo@wetdry.world · 6 pts · 2y
@troyunrau i think the greatest thing to come from the steam deck is that people are slowly realizing that the aura of elitism thats infected the linux community for so many years is thankfully dying
Jop@mastodon.bsd.cafe · -5 pts · 2y
@troyunrau You mean the Chromebook.
troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
No. A browser is not a desktop. ;)
One could argue android is a Linux desktop environment too.
Natanael@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y
Which doesn't expose much of a Linux userspace unless the user enables developer mode
Jop@mastodon.bsd.cafe · -1 pts · 2y
@Natanael Like how other distro's require Sudo.
null@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
No, not like that.
merthyr1831@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
2024 will be the year of the kube
stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 0 pts · 2y
ioletsgo@wetdry.world · 1 pts · 2y
@stefano @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social yes i know, it was a simple jest
stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 1 pts · 2y
ioletsgo@wetdry.world · 2 pts · 2y
@stefano @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social i love kde
stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 1 pts · 2y
ioletsgo@wetdry.world · 1 pts · 2y
@stefano @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social xkcd 927 but yeah thats cool
stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 1 pts · 2y
Grangle1@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y
This is a triumph. I'm making a note here, huge success. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Yep, the 2000s are the next decade to come back, and I'm here for it.
massonpj@fosstodon.org · 16 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
My favorite open source story:
I was at the #Educause Annual Conference back in the early 2010s running SLED11 with the cube enabled. I was spinning away when the person next to me asked what it was and what OS I was running. I replied, "Linux" he said, "oh, that's for you technical types."
Later, same scenario (different person), but when I replied, "this is is Windows Longhorn, the pre-release of Vista," the person was so impressed with Microsoft's innovation.
Bro666@lemmy.kde.social · 5 pts · 2y
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I can't help but roll my eyes when Linux is labelled as "technical" when all I do all day is click on icons and pull down menus. It was slightly more complicated a decade or two ago, but then Windows was quite broken too at the time.
(ok, I do open a terminal now and then to check on stuff, but I could just use YaST. And I don't really have to check on stuff, as it's just working as intended anyway)
massonpj@fosstodon.org · 2 pts · 2y
@AnUnusualRelic completely agree--and note, I was spinning the cube, i.e., desktop, to navigate to files, not cd'ing through directories.
You're point about GUIs is also spot on and reflects most users these days. I wonder why those "technical" users who use a Mac aren't deemed "content developers" (writers, designers) or "end users" even though they may use the MacOS terminal?
Thorndike@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
Terrific! I used the cube several times to show the power of Linux to several windows users. Two were interested enough to switch over to Linux permanently. I know the cube is just window dressing, but never underestimate the power of an interesting display.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 14 pts · 2y
Fuck it I want the cube.
AlexanderMars@mastodon.social · 12 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social so does this mean I can finally stop complaining online that “Wayland isn’t ready” because the “mission critical software I use everyday doesn’t work” or am I missing something?
deneb@wetdry.world · 12 pts · 2y
@kde@lemmy.kde.social @kde@floss.social the world is healing
yossarianuk@mastodon.social · 12 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Compiz was like giving your computer LSD
reallyzen@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Beside the Cube, the Wobbly Windows was my fav feature. It's frivolous, but also so natural to grab a titlebar and having the rest of the window sloshing around like a wet rag.
herzenschein@furry.engineer · 9 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Cool thing: now you can configure zoom and set your own skybox for the cube effect.
herzenschein@furry.engineer · 4 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Oh yeah, another cool thing worth noting: the original cube in QtWidgets had about 4500 lines of code, this new one in QML has about 1000.
Bronkish@mastodon.social · 6 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
I still play Nexuiz, so, I'm cool thinking it's 2006 for a minute.
lued@troet.cafe · 5 pts · 2y
lc_lol@framapiaf.org · 5 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Champagne !
etherbloom@chaos.social · 5 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Dreams do come true 🥹
reaply@poto.cafe · 5 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
May the might cube gods bless us today!
merthyr1831@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
all hail the kube
jerobarraco@mastodon.gamedev.place · 4 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social YES, THANKS! 🙏💓
hummel@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 2y
A november fools joke?
Bro666@lemmy.kde.social · 9 pts · 2y
No, no. Honest to God it is back and working. It has also already been ported to Plasma 6.
F04118F@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 2y
Doesn't a cube have 6 sides? /s
WarmSoda@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
The cube is on all our sides
Bro666@social.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
@F04118F @kde
🤫 ! Let us have this!
CodexArcanum@hachyderm.io · 3 pts · 2y
ricardo_b@social.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social this reminds me of enlightenment window manager from 2006?
yuukayuuka@mastodon.cloud · 3 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social already have it installed love it!!
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Kube with a K in an e-mail app https://invent.kde.org/pim/kube
portaloffreedom@social.linux.pizza · 2 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social
Yes. It's a terribly cool effect (terrible in all possible interpretations XD)
@kde@lemmy.kde.social
TrivialBetaState@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
So cool!!!
Quilly@equestria.social · 2 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social
Wow, that looks cool!
@kde@lemmy.kde.social
lefarfadet@mstdn.io · 1 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social
Wooooooooot !
That's what brought me to linux back 200...4 ? 5?
Then it disappeared because (not sure here:) canonical wouldnt support compiz/beryl... or was it gnome2 ?
But now you tell me it's back and you made my day
@kde@lemmy.kde.social
astro@firefish.intragon.org · 1 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social CUBE
tschaefer@ipv6.social · -1 pts · 2y
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
🤷
I need to work with it, not to play.