@fastfinge Hmm, I daily drive remote and don't mind whether it's core or addon, but that feature alone is invaluable. Did it need to be core? Probably not. Is it better for it in my personal view? Possibly. Did the 2026.1 issue where, if your network wasn't ready in-time, you jus wouldn't fail to connect to a server cause me some problems? Yes. Could it have been solved if it was still an addon? Yes, with 3 minutes with Codex/<insert LLM here or programming knowledge if you're cooler than me> Core, I just didn't touch it. I waited and hoped it would get solved and 2026.1.1 might have solved it. I haven't rebooted recently to find out. Remote on the whole though, absolutely necessary. The rest of the article, no real comment. Haven't been adversely affected.
@FreakyFwoof@fastfinge Remote being core makes sense to me. The idea of getting someone who needs remote support, sometimes right now* to install an addon when they might not even know what an addon is is just causing more problems before a solution
@fireborn@FreakyFwoof I'm not sure I disagree with you. But to play devil's advocate, should a user who isn't technical enough to install an addon have a feature built into their screen reader that can allow another user to take full control of their machine? They could easily be tricked into giving control to someone they shouldn't.
@fastfinge@FreakyFwoof If this is the stance, though, then screen sharing should be removed from Mac OS, and quick assist should be removed from Windows.
@fireborn@FreakyFwoof I mean, based on the number of times my elderly family members get called by a nice man at "The Department of The Microsoft Windows", I could see potentially making that argument. I'm not sure I would, but...like...if you assigned it to me in debate club, I could defend it vigorously.
