Full disagree. Ripping a CD in 2023 should be as complicated as hello world.
> The post you're replying to gave several reasons
Let's go through them!
> Packages are available for just about any distro
I use windows.
> It's based on python with relatively obscure requirements
So include the modules along with the cosmopolitan python
> that also calls out to system binaries
Put that logic into the cosmopolitan binary: if Linux then do this, if Windows then do that etc
> Take a look at the build docs and you'll see just how many existing projects (python and otherwise) it takes to deliver the end result.
Do the same to these extra projects.
> most straightforward way
The lazy way? Yes.
Like if you can't be bothered to implement basic features, have a billion dependencies. If as a consequence you code is unstable, put it into a container, and orchestrate.
Here's a simple C equivalent: if you have memory leaks because you know malloc() but don't know about free(), the right solution isn't to kill and respawn when you go above some memory quota, but to learn about free().
It may take some time to explore the site, however I believe more in revealed preferences (here, the time spent) than in declared preferences ("omg my work is so important!")
My hypothesis is understanding the social fabric we live in is of the utmost importance, so maybe spending a day (or more, personally I spent weeks on tvtropes!) means that we unconsciously realize that, since it's more important than immediate productivity.
To say that differently, since we live a social life and interact with others, I think the long-term gains that come with a better understanding of the "common mental picture" allowing more fruitful interactions may be way more important than writing a few more lines of code.
I fully agree. When you know what to take from Windows, it's a great OS. The hackability of the UI with AHK is way above what Gnome or even KDE can offer.
Yet in a funny way, when I explain to seasoned Linux hackers that my OS of choice is Windows, they look at me in a funny way :)
Funny, me too! I was adding some features yesterday, a few more today, but I took a few minutes to do screenshots and join the discussion.
If you are focused on better controls, our work may be complementary. Would you like to join forces on a high quality fork? A few things concern me with tmux currently.
I do. I have found yesterday and today several strange issues, and a pattern of breaking more things with new features - like deciding to silently drop lines.