Comment by lmilcin | Hacker News Reader

Comment by lmilcin | Hacker News Reader

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I have been using Linux since last millennium and I can tell you there is no shortage of bugs.

Just right now I am fighting my Fedora upgrade and Pipewire systems that are constantly reverting my custom configuration that I wrote to prevent automatically suspending audio to my external DAC. On a normal audio output it does not matter when your audio stops sending analog signal, but mine is connected over Toslink. When the signal stops the DAC on the other side also shuts down. Then when the sound gets back it takes time for it to turn on again (2s of silence + 2s of slow volume ramp up) which is extremely annoying. This happens by default after 30s of inactivity.

Unfortunately, Pipewire developers seem to be having some pretty strange ideas about how to work with user configuration (basically, don't care about it).

I had custom configuration and then it got overriden when they decided to move configuration from /etc to somewhere in /usr. Then I edited in /usr but it got overriden by fedora update system the next time it has been updated (I guess I could have predicted it). Then I followed documentation and edited in my $HOME/.config but apparently this also stopped working yesterday.

And I just want to keep my audio working. Don't get me started on graphics or dev environment.

See, no shortage of frustration there...

I'm also using Linux since the last millennium. I can't confirm such issues.

Using Fedora means using experimental stuff. Pipewire for example is not ready for prime time, so it has obviously issues. Simple as that.

But I don't say of course Linux is without bugs. Never seen any more complex software without bugs… The point is how grave those bugs are and how they could possibly pass QA. Especially Apple has a comparably simple job here as they only support officially a hand full of products which are even build by themself.

And it's not only me who sees one catastrophe following the other at Apple. Just have a look at the discussion thread on the other current front page topic:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29229881

To repeat my question: How do people bear that? That's what I just can't understand.

Again, I'm not interested in an OS flamewar. That Apple's products are subpar is a fact at this point, and we don't need to discuss that again. (Just follow the other HN thread). The question is why people are still using this stuff and not voting with their wallet (especially as it would make their wallet more happy).

> Again, I'm not interested in an OS flamewar. That Apple's products are subpar is a fact at this point

That second sentence seems like it was specifically crafted to start a flame war to me. You don't even mention on what dimensions Apple products are subpar. All possible ones I presume?

No it wasn't.

Please just have a look at the linked evidence, which happens to be another discussion form the current front page.

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