I read a lot of answers online that its a bad idea, but the arguments did not make a lot of sense. “it’s a heavily ingrained part of the eco system”. Well if I can change it, what’s the deal?
It makes more sense to make an interrupt signal be the harder shortcut, and copy to be ctrl+C, matching other programs and platforms.
The “why” doesn’t matter. If you don’t like it, change the shortcuts on your own machine. That’s the beauty of Linux.
To the contrary, it matters to getting Windows and Mac users to convert more easily.
The argument is that the default should be changed.
No it really doesn’t. Shortcut keys are a minor issue
Speak to someone who does first line IT support to end users. It’s the small frequently encountered annoyences that impact end user buy-in most.
Yeah I was gonna buy a Ferrari but the key was too big to fit in my pocket so I kept my corolla