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the thing that I remember the most about Windows 8 is that someone decided that a live graph of file copying speed is a feature.

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Isn't it?

Not if it isn't moving.

That one felt more like entertainment to keep people distracted since they couldn't get copying up to a reasonable speed.

It's not an entertainment, it gives more info than just a single stat "estimated time".

linux community is a nerdy bunch and you don't see that in any linux distribution, it's useless even to the nerds with computer stats constantly on display.

Mind that copying files on linux tends to be much faster too, especially once you're copying many small files.

As a Linux user - I'd welcome such a feature. Linux is a poor UI landmark, regardless of how nerdy its users are.

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