While I enthusiastically agree with the whole thing, I can somewhat get behind RenderDoc's "making it configurable would take some work".
However, Flatpak's "fucking cry about it" attitude is why I'll avoid using Flatpak for as long as possible.
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Here's the closest thing we have to a solution: xdg-ninja
It looks in your home for known files and folders outside of the proper xdg locations and tells you if and how you can move them to their proper place
yes please. its a big peeve for me and thats not even exclusive to linux.
its dumb to be so contrarian about something like where the directory will go. be predictable for us and just respect the fucking standard, it will make everyones lives that little bit easier in the long run. mobile oses simply just force them to write in a specific directory, maybe its necessary here too.
I read most of his points and I agree with them...
But I have so much else to worry about, I just can't get worked up about this.
And I think he is ignoring the firestorm that would ensue if, say, openssh tried to change from using the current directory. There would probably be five forks started immediately to restore the original functionality - and is ssh really adding new features like he claims?
Maybe it could be a config option in the site install (which I thought it already was), but forcing a change to fix what is a minor problem isn't worth the headache.
I do hate that some of those package systems install software into home. It inflates my backups dramatically and unnecessarily. I use opt for that sort of thing instead. For example, my immich docker install is in /opt.
auto main() -> int
What programming language is this even?!
Looks like C++.
TIL that you can declare return types this way in C++.
I never understood why they added that
because explicitly declaring types can be redundant, if the compiler knows a lot of the times you should also know
also because some types are extremely cursed: see std views/ranges
fraid I generated a tl;dr for this rather verbose article:
"Home directories are a mess because too many apps ignore XDG spec and dump dotfiles everywhere. The problem isn’t just legacy software—new apps do it too, often out of ignorance or laziness. Windows has similar issues with profile folders. Fixing it requires devs to actually follow standards, but many resist due to inertia or 'my way is better' thinking. Users should push back and demand proper XDG compliance to keep $HOME clean."