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[Banter] What is the worst software you have used for its price?
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tom66:
Embedded Linux is good fun to play with and if it's used appropriately, it's a nice OS for embedded work.  But, man, it is one hell of a pain to get working on a random platform.  I can see how so many people get stuck at those stages.

There is virtually no support / documentation available for "how to write a device tree" - so you'd better hope your processor manufacturer knows what they're doing with their autoconfig tools.  If you want to modify it then you'd better be prepared to dive into the source and tighten up your Google-Fu, maybe someone had the same issue on a different processor and you can guess what the solution is.
NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: cdev on May 20, 2022, 09:02:16 pm ---The desktop could be better for sure..

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Back in the days of Vista, there was some interest in running KDE on Windows to actually get a usable GUI (one that doesn't lag like crazy) back, while still using Windows for the only reason why anyone uses Windows - to use Windows apps. There just weren't enough developers interested to make that happen.

--- Quote from: AndyBeez on May 20, 2022, 09:20:26 pm ---Firefox - Not the original, but after it was updated-updated-updated-updated

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Still better than Chrome, but then again there's Chromium which is Chrome without the Google bloat.

It's 2022 and none of the popular browsers has a proper option to intentionally throttle downloads and uploads in order to not slow down other uses of the network. Firefox and Chromium do have a developer menu that can be misused for that.
Nominal Animal:
Anything and everything with "Enterprise" in its name.

Those things are not tools, they're like getting a fishing hook through your eyeball, and paying for the privilege.
CatalinaWOW:
I think most software will end up on someone's hate list.  I have several, and there are two generic reasons.

1.  Periodic changes to the user interface.  I'm looking at you Microsoft, Linux and Apple.  You all do it.  Apple is the least guilty, but does it too.

2.  No standardization of common user interface functions.  I use a variety of software for document preparation, image processing, CAD and various other purposes.  All need and provide zoom control.  But is it with the scroll wheel or the +/- buttons, or some combination of the above, a selection from a drop down menu or something else?  All need and provide pan functionality.  But is it dragging with the mouse, or the arrow keys?  Do the arrow keys move the window over the drawing, or move the drawing under the window?  These are just examples.  There are many functions common to most if not all software that are implemented in a a wide variety of ways.

All of the methods have minor pluses and minuses but none is so superior that it is worth the agony of changing habits each time you change task/software.  Maybe the reason so many varieties exist is to patent or copyright and look and feel.  Maybe it is because software weenies can't be bothered to see what already exists and just make up their own stuff.  It drives me crazy.

Perhaps this is something that the EU with its obsession with standards could actually do some good with.
PKTKS:

--- Quote from: Bud on May 20, 2022, 05:08:27 am ---Linux.

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undoubtedly
 
Anything Microsoft

Paul
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