I just got a new laptop, put Debian 13 on it, installed Plasma, started configuring all the tools. Everything works great but when I get to set up the screensaver I realize it's Wayland. So no xscreensaver. So no IFS.
I had those fractals welcoming me when my computer wakes up probably for 20 years now. Now I'm supposed to just setup normal lock screen and move on? Nope. xdm, .xsessionrc, xscreensaver. Now it feels like home again.
But it's stupid, right? Just use new tools. They have more features. Better integrations. I'm still thinking about switching back to Wayland...
So, do you suffer from software nostalgia (a term I just made up)? Do you stick to good old tools even when the modern replacements are better? Or do you always chase the latest tools without looking back?
I use modern tools but my workflow's still almost entirely CLI/TUI based where possible. I get the benefits of modern ergonomics and tech improvements but it still "feels like" the good old days so I refuse to "move on" from it. I don't know if I'd call that nostalgia but I often still get those same feelings of discovery and wonderment like back in the 90s going on the "information super highway".
Hmm, might need to find a good CLI fediverse client. We all yearn for the days of usenet and IRC. I think it's less about aesthetics and more about a return to virtual spaces that we own and not hosted by corporate interests.