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Make Tmux the OS

222 points · 131 comments · weaksauce

  1. phromo · · focus · HN ↗
    Too bad config is a no go for the poster, otherwise hyprland or i3 would do everything, even the quake overlay.
    1. StrLght · · focus · HN ↗
      I was reading this and thinking about it too — sounds like author wants a tiling WM but with a friendlier UX?

      I honestly don't get why they ignore existing options due to configs. Give it a try, maybe it won't be _that_ bad.

      1. e-topy · · focus · HN ↗
        I think the author was saying that the UX has to be good for it to gain wide (non developer) adoption.

        Most of the non developers I know don't want to write prose, let alone a .ini file

        1. skinfaxi · · focus · HN ↗
          Sounds like the perfect use of an LLM.
    2. chickensong · · focus · HN ↗
      If he spent half the time it took to write that blog post on config, the problem might be solved.
      1. johannes1234321 · · focus · HN ↗
        That solves it for him. But how do we make the world™ better™?
        1. lobofta · · focus · HN ↗
          Desktop shells may be the answer. I use Noctalia with Niri and it's a smooth ride. Were I not a NixOs nerd I'd recommend this setup to any noob.
        2. chickensong · · focus · HN ↗
          Promote alternatives to expensive and adversarial operating systems that limit your options.

          Even if someone isn't inclined to be computer literate, a shared understanding that the interface can be tailored to your preferences and that many flavors of interface exist, would lead to improvements IMHO. This is already normalized in the Linux world, but that world is very small.

    3. johnhamlin · · focus · HN ↗
      I really think DDH may be onto something with Omarchy Quattro — just provide (reasonably) sane defaults and have LLMs built into a Linux distro. The user can describe the operating system he wants, and the clankers handle fiddling with configs
      1. bigstrat2003 · · focus · HN ↗
        It could be a good idea if LLMs actually worked reliably. Alas, they do not, and so it is the height of foolishness to build stuff on top that shaky foundation.
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