I know I’m not the only one that said this but I really can’t stand how systemd is becoming “the norm” init system for every major distro, this is bad.
it is especially bad when certain apps are built specifically for systemd, locking users behind a specific init system and compatibility issues spark because you don’t use a mainstream one , this doesn’t go with the idea of Linux, which is having “freedom” with your os, picking and choosing what goes on and off while still being usable.
I switched to artix Linux with openRC a while ago the moment systemd added code for potential age verification, they called it malicious compliance but I really didn’t like the smell of that, now I’m fighting tooth and nail with some applications because they’re systemd dependent, resulting in me creating custom scripts to mitigate their issues.
There is a lot to justify my move to Linux in hindsight, including privacy, less bloat, the nature of FOSS, etc. But before I really understood those concepts, a good chunk of why I switched over was my dissatisfaction with the loss of customization options starting with Windows 8.
I’d still never bounce back to Windows, of course, though I am strongly considering writing a full theming engine like Kvantum, but to act as a libadwaita replacement/shim, if it creeps into too many packages I use on a daily basis. I’m glad to see that the theming can be altered in some capacity system-wide, rather than being baked into each package.
Thats very fair! Similarly, I looked at r/unixporn and wanted whatever they have. I gotta admit - that WAS a motivation for me hahaha
Other DEs or gui frameworks support proper theming, adwaita has it’s reasons to ignore it. I’d love to see/hear about cool things you can do with qt theming or whatever, but whenever I got theming related things on my screen, it’s about how adwaita/gnome sucks and will kill your childlike wonder