Roland L. Taylor (RolandiXor)

I keep seeing people talking about "the big 3" when it comes to desktop environments, but the reality is that there are actually many others, and some of these are actively developed and have their own significant user bases.

They're just not nearly as popular within Linux/FOSS media spaces.

But Pantheon, Enlightenment, UKUI, Deepin, and others, are very much alive and well, even if we don't talk about them that much.

New Roll Out just landed.
This week: Ubuntu’s AI plans become a test for whether open-source can handle AI without losing user choice, ethics, and trust.

Plus:
• Ubuntu as AI testing ground
• Local-first AI questions
• Developer appreciation

Read: https://rolandixor.pro/blog/post/the-roll-out-20

You know, I've been annyoed in the past, but I'm going to give credit where it's due and say Linus is actually giving Linux a fair shake this time (in the LMG clips I've seen), instead of being sensational/giving negative impressions (without research) for the sake of views.

That's commendable (and needed). Criticism is fine (and necessary). Sensationalism is not.

Rule of thumb: if a feature exists, assume someone might be using it, and consult with others before proposing its removal.

#Ubuntu

Me with this elusive Drop Tool bug lol

I'm experiencing Shrodinger's bug right now I don't even...

Every time I come on here I marvel at the fact that we have so many freely available applications just available to any and everyone for anyone to use for whatever they need. I don't know if that hits home sometimes - like how *good* that really is.

New Roll Out just landed.

This week: let’s challenge the myth that open-source software is uniquely hard to learn and recognise how often familiarity gets mistaken for quality.

Key takeaway: every serious tool has a learning curve. What matters is whether it leads somewhere worth going.

Plus:
• Familiarity isn’t quality
• Selective grace
• Willingness is the barrier

Read: https://rolandixor.pro/blog/post/the-roll-out-17

RE: @capibarabot@lile.cl

Why is he walking 😭

You know, if there's one reason for me to hate AI, it's that everybody thinks U2014 is an immediate tell you're using it.

(If you know you know.... regarding U2014. (And U2012, U2013, and U2015).

You know, I may not be the biggest fan of KDE's visual style (GNOME is much, much more polished and streamlined), but one thing I gotta hand it to them for - they really know how to make things like installing missing plugins seamless.

Tried to install a flatpak with discover. Discover didn't have the plugin. So you know what it did? Took me straight to the plugin so I could install it.

Simple, but brilliant.

RE: @mainframed767@infosec.exchange

More like LTT isn't ready for honest commentary on Linux.

*whistling*

RE: @CultureDesk@flipboard.social

There is no such thing as a dying art so long as there are living people to perform it.

You know, some days I wish I'd kept practicing C/C++ and assembly (yes, I started with these, and Python), because I could be making some cool stuff 🤔

Massive respect to those who stuck with them and make all the cool stuff I use now. Maybe some day, I'll return.

Maybe it's just me, but I miss the days when studios just gave us the trailers, instead of the teaser, the teaser trailer, the trailer rough cut, the director's cut trailer, the definitive edition trailer, the "what if" trailer, the...

New Roll Out just landed.
This week: why open standards only matter when your work survives the trip between apps.
Key takeaway: If software cannot support a feature, it should preserve it.

Plus:
• LibreOffice vs ONLYOFFICE
• SVG interoperability
• What the web gets right

Read: https://rolandixor.pro/blog/post/the-roll-out-18

He's a streamer.

omigosh

My love for CSS has never died. In my spare time, I'm working on some interesting plans.

That's all for now, but watch this space.

Sometimes I do contemplate switching from Ubuntu, but frankly I don't know what distro I'd choose next. I like the concept of rolling releases because I often use pre-release or freshly released software anyway, but I also like the stability and smoothness of less "volatile" systems.

If you had to jump ship now, what would you choose?

RE: @LinuxToday@techhub.social

It was inevitable, but I'm glad they're using local inference instead of remote tools. Now the real challenge will be, can they land on a model that's portable enough to be useful on a wide array of systems?

Because let's face it - many of the lighter weight models are... not very helpful. The helpful models are HEAVY. This will be interesting.

Will you be upgrading to Ubuntu 26.04, or are you getting off at this stop?

#ubuntu #ubuntults #Linux #2604