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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by cyclohexane@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Whether you're really passionate about RPC, MQTT, Matrix or wayland, tell us more about the protocols or open standards you have strong opinions on!

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[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it practical outside of academia? I heard the learning curve is kinda big

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nope and yep. It's an incredible tool, but it's got a vim-sized learning curve to really leverage it plus other significant drawbacks. Still my beloved one-and-only when I can get away with it, but its a bit of a masochistic acquired taste for sure.

Template tweaking, as I imagine academia heavily relies on, is really the closest to practical it gets. You do still get beautiful results, it's just hard to express yourself arbitrarily without really committing to the bit.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Outside of academia, would you say it still provides significant upside over markdown?

[–] technom@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago

Markdown and LaTeX are meant for entirely different purposes. It's somewhat analogous to HTML vs PDF. While it's possible to write books with Markdown, it's a vastly inferior solution compared to latex or typst (for fixed format docs like books).

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

It’s got a vim-sized learning curve to really leverage it

As a regular vim user, I have to say. Vim makes sense after you put some effort into learning it. I can't say the same about latex.