Just to be clear, Python is doing this because they want to. Also, there is no reasoning in the post, which is odd to me. I have always used the exe to install Python and I didn't see anything wrong with it.
> But why would individuals unconstrained by corporate policies choose to use this
I know this might be incomprehensible, but some people, some of them even software developers, run more on their OS than just terminal CLI tools.
And for others the lack of customizability is a feature. You can't install a different desktop environment. You can't customize the task bar too much. Which also means you can't get your OS to a broken state as easily.
I have never broken my OS by installing a different DE in over 20 years of Linux being my daily driver, and multiple distros. I heavily customise panels to reflect current usage and hardware and I cannot imagine how this could break the OS.
Just to be clear, Python is doing this because they want to. Also, there is no reasoning in the post, which is odd to me. I have always used the exe to install Python and I didn't see anything wrong with it.
> But why would individuals unconstrained by corporate policies choose to use this
I know this might be incomprehensible, but some people, some of them even software developers, run more on their OS than just terminal CLI tools.
And for others the lack of customizability is a feature. You can't install a different desktop environment. You can't customize the task bar too much. Which also means you can't get your OS to a broken state as easily.
I have never broken my OS by installing a different DE in over 20 years of Linux being my daily driver, and multiple distros. I heavily customise panels to reflect current usage and hardware and I cannot imagine how this could break the OS.
90's called, they want your opinions on Linux GUI back