I love it.
Readit Newsoutadoc commented on UEFI Bindings for JavaScript codeberg.org/smnx/prometh... · Posted by u/ananas-dev
I was completely confused when I recently discovered this behavior. I've been using middle-click to open tabs in macOS and Windows for years, and I could not understand why it automatically pasted whatever was in my clipboard.
I think it makes total sense to change the default to be aligned with the other platforms, and leave power-users the choice to keep it enabled if they wish.
I'm a big lover of Kotlin Multiplatform, but I think this is pretty cool anyway. I could imagine making a native Swift library shared between the platforms for memory-sensitive work. I'm not sure about using it to write an app's entire business logic, KMP is going to be more mature for a while for this.
outadoc commented on KDE celebrates the 29th birthday and kicks off the yearly fundraiser kde.org/fundraisers/yeare... · Posted by u/jrepinc
The average Linux user is not your grandma and lets not overstate how easy it is to mess up your KDE config. Most of the config ui in KDE is delightful compared to other desktop environments, and most non-technical users would shy away from even trying to fiddle with technical stuff. And those that do fiddle and mess up are likely to have a technical person at hand to help them, because someone had to install Linux for them in the first place.
KDE is a much more sensible default for the highly technical person who is likely to install Linux themselves. There are other great options if you want something more locked down and noob proof. KDE really is the most relevant choice for default for most distros atm.
"Novice" is not "average"
outadoc commented on KDE celebrates the 29th birthday and kicks off the yearly fundraiser kde.org/fundraisers/yeare... · Posted by u/jrepinc
I'm absolutely loving KDE since I returned to desktop Linux after a long absence.
What really shocks me is how few of the big distros make KDE a default or "first class" DE choice. If I was a novice user coming from Windows, I'd much prefer KDE, which if you stick to the GUI is very navigable and similar in some ways.
I can easily see a novice user coming from Windows accidentally getting into the edit mode of Plasma and being completely confused. I like KDE as an advanced user but I wouldn't install it on my grandma's laptop.
I agree that it would be great to have it as a first-class citizen in more distros, but I guess the maintenance burden is not negligible. I'm glad Fedora promoted it though.
outadoc commented on A years-long Turkish alphabet bug in the Kotlin compiler sam-cooper.medium.com/the... · Posted by u/Bogdanp
> However, unlike TFA and other comments, I don't suggest `Locale.US`. That's a little too US-centric. The canonical locale is in fact `Locale.ROOT`. Granted, in practice it's equivalent, but I find it a little bit more sensible.
Isn't it kind of strange to say that Locale.US is too US centric, and therefore we'll invent a new, fictitious locale, the contents of which is all the US defaults, but which we'll call "the base locale of all locales"? That somehow seems even more US centric to me than just saying Locale.US.
Setting the locale as Locale.US is at least comprehensible at a glance.
I assume that Locale.ROOT will stay backwards-compatible, whereas theoretically Locale.US could change. What if it changes its currency in the future, for example, or its date format?
outadoc commented on MicroPythonOS – An Android-like OS for microcontrollers micropythonos.com... · Posted by u/alefnula
I don't see the actual source of the text mentioned on this non-official website, which makes it confusing.
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eu...
I don't think the GC in this version has the features required to enable a C# runtime on top of it yet: https://github.com/WebAssembly/gc/issues/77
I wonder what language this GC can actually be used for at this stage?
Kotlin/WASM is a thing
outadoc commented on AirPods live translation blocked for EU users with EU Apple accounts macrumors.com/2025/09/11/... · Posted by u/thm
EU isn't forcing Google to let random 3rd parties replace Gemini AI with TotallyHonestAndNotStealingYourData Corp's AI.
You already can replace the default assistant app with any app that declares itself as an assistant on Android, and have always been able to.