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[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

"Microsoft paid manufacturers to add another stupid key to laptops? Huh, okay then. Stupid key is now in linux. Map it up however you like yall."

[–] [email protected] 99 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Linux users when they see the Copilot key:

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

emacs enjoyers:

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

"Linux developers find a use for stupid Copilot key that no one has ever pressed."

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not the glorious return of the Hyper key I expected, but I'll take it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I know right. I love me some more shortcut modifiers.

In theory it is possible to map rctrl to another key either way, but the different glyph on it is nice to differentiate it from an actual control key.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

paid

More like extorted.