A few months into desktop Linux, everything has been pretty good with the huge exception of Maps...
GNOME Maps has a nice interface but is practically unusable... Map tiles frequently don't load, and search for say "florist" returns not only local florists, but *literally everything named "florist" in the entire world*... No way to limit it to your current map view, or at least within ~100 miles apparently.
OpenStreetMaps at least has mildly serviceable Android apps, but still no live traffic.
It's one thing to say "switch your gmail to proton", but it's *really* hard to give up on Google Maps and still function in society...
Globe99
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2026-10-22 21:02:53 UTC
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