> Author here; I was under the impression the quote from the Vim issue tracker in §3.1 was a good cornerstone for the article, which is that accepting and implementing an existing standard—however hard it might be for developers now—is good for users in the long term, because it makes life easier for them.
In my opinion, ~/.something is easier for me as a user than using the various XDG directories. But in practice, I really don't care what scheme an application uses.
In my opinion, ~/.something is easier for me as a user than using the various XDG directories. But in practice, I really don't care what scheme an application uses.