β² 1712 βΌ I see these MFs on a daily basis (lemm.ee) submitted 1 year ago by _carmin@lemm.ee to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 738 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] Irelephant@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (2 children) they require Logitech software on Windows This seems more like a logitech issue than a linus issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] skibidi@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) The issue isn't that they didn't work, as I said I wasn't expecting them to when I bought the mouse. The issue is their behavior has started changing with updates. I don't mind, but I'm a tinkerer. My wife, my MiL, most of my friends, absolutely do not want to deal with an inconsistent computer experience. Different definitions of 'ready' I guess. Been using primarily Linux for years, so it was 'ready' for me back then - but nothing has changed in the mean time that would change my recommendation for people who just want a boring stable computer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Was the logitech mouse not supported by libratbag (backend of Piper)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] garretble@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children) This sentence alone is why Linux is a hard sell for the average person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I agree with you on that one, but since we do not have official support we will have to get by with the hard work of the community. permalink fedilink source parent [β] rolling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* I don't know what defines "the average user", but the average user does not use a mouse that requires proprietary software for its side buttons to work, in my experience. permalink fedilink source parent [β] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Compatibility problems caused by third parties only targeting Windows are still Linux issues for the end user if they become a problem when they use Linux. It isn't fair but that is the practical reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Metju@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Well, technically, they're 3rd party problems. But I get your point about seeing this from the end-user perspective. And yeah, it's DEFINITELY not fair permalink fedilink source parent
[β] skibidi@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) The issue isn't that they didn't work, as I said I wasn't expecting them to when I bought the mouse. The issue is their behavior has started changing with updates. I don't mind, but I'm a tinkerer. My wife, my MiL, most of my friends, absolutely do not want to deal with an inconsistent computer experience. Different definitions of 'ready' I guess. Been using primarily Linux for years, so it was 'ready' for me back then - but nothing has changed in the mean time that would change my recommendation for people who just want a boring stable computer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Was the logitech mouse not supported by libratbag (backend of Piper)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] garretble@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children) This sentence alone is why Linux is a hard sell for the average person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I agree with you on that one, but since we do not have official support we will have to get by with the hard work of the community. permalink fedilink source parent [β] rolling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* I don't know what defines "the average user", but the average user does not use a mouse that requires proprietary software for its side buttons to work, in my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Was the logitech mouse not supported by libratbag (backend of Piper)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] garretble@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children) This sentence alone is why Linux is a hard sell for the average person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I agree with you on that one, but since we do not have official support we will have to get by with the hard work of the community. permalink fedilink source parent [β] rolling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* I don't know what defines "the average user", but the average user does not use a mouse that requires proprietary software for its side buttons to work, in my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] garretble@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children) This sentence alone is why Linux is a hard sell for the average person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I agree with you on that one, but since we do not have official support we will have to get by with the hard work of the community. permalink fedilink source parent [β] rolling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* I don't know what defines "the average user", but the average user does not use a mouse that requires proprietary software for its side buttons to work, in my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I agree with you on that one, but since we do not have official support we will have to get by with the hard work of the community. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] rolling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* I don't know what defines "the average user", but the average user does not use a mouse that requires proprietary software for its side buttons to work, in my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Compatibility problems caused by third parties only targeting Windows are still Linux issues for the end user if they become a problem when they use Linux. It isn't fair but that is the practical reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Metju@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Well, technically, they're 3rd party problems. But I get your point about seeing this from the end-user perspective. And yeah, it's DEFINITELY not fair permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Metju@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Well, technically, they're 3rd party problems. But I get your point about seeing this from the end-user perspective. And yeah, it's DEFINITELY not fair permalink fedilink source parent
