ELI5?

So we’re calling legitimate criticism review bombing now?

Windows be like

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Yes, you’re a pedant intentionally missing the point to argue a different definition than the one I’m using

It really looks like you’re being intentionally obtuse here.

I’m in hundreds of discord servers, most of which have 10,000 to 300,000 thousand users each.

I do still use IRC, and I rarely find a server with more than 1000 users, most of which are bots, or users who only send bot commands. A typical ‘active’ channel has less than 10 active chatters over a week. IRC is dead.

I’m happy you are able to find niche use cases for it, but that’s obviously not what I’m talking about.

The fact of the matter is this: if I want to engage with any of the hundreds of broad communities I frequent, I am not able to do that on IRC anymore. They are just not there.

Nice to see curation used for something other than memes and hate groups

Neither is the steam deck user base, or would-be Linux converts. What’s your point?

I haven’t run into any limitations of the file system and I hardly even know what pacman is. And I haven’t felt ‘controlled’ by Valve, certainly not to the extent of a console or even Windows/Mac. I can sudo whatever I want. I’m sure you have a use case, but I’m still just not seeing it.

Are their proton versions just proton GE? To what extent does it actually run better?

More than you think, apparently. I go into desktop mode nearly every time I use it, whether to install mods, non-steam games, emulators, streaming services, web browser, decky loader, etc. knowing it was open like a PC vs a closed off console was 90% of the reason I got one.

Besides that, is using bash really the metric for Linux user? I did that in Windows. It’s fine if people are using the GUI. This is just weirdly gatekeepy

The crossover of PC power users and steam deck owners is going to be relatively high compared to a traditional console, which is exactly the demographic that would be persuaded to Linux via the deck. I speak from experience

What advantages does Cachy have?

Well SteamOS isn’t made for a desktop environment, that’s not really what they’re saying. It’s exposing more users to Linux though, and showing that it’s not so scary. I am running a debian virtual machine occasionally now for certain tasks, and tinkering with my Steam Deck really eased that transition. I’m seriously considering dual booting my MacBook because I hate Mac OS so much despite using it for multiple years prior to the Steam Deck.

And most importantly, it has catapulted proton/linux gaming support across the the industry. We’re seeing indie devs going out of their way to get the little Steam Deck verified badges on their store page. It’s at the point now that a majority of the games I want to play run great on Linux, and I’ll seriously consider switching my gaming desktop to Linux if I run into Win10 end of life issues.

Prior to the Steam Deck, none of this was even on my radar. I wouldn’t even be included in your “people on this sub” remark if it weren’t for the deck. It’s absolutely a gateway to wider Linux adoption

So are you lugging around a keyboard, screen and usb hub with it or what?

I switched to a MacBook Air + Steam Deck combo for work/gaming and it’s fairing much better than my old gaming laptop ever did on both fronts

I haven’t actually seen a raid ad in years at this point. (Except your hopefully ironic comment, so good job unironically promoting them)

I don’t know if it’s just my sponsorblock + adblock combo or if their gorilla advertising has fallen off, and at this point I’m too afraid to ask

They’re cheaper which is insane. We could see a boom if third party manufacturers hop on steamOS now

Another shill take from the rat, what a surprise

Yep, I have my PiHole running on a Pi2 still.

You’re underestimating these websites though. I already run into sites that arbitrarily throw up a “Firefox not supported” gate until I switch user agents. That will only get worse.

I’m still very concerned about Firefox’s funding majority coming from Google search, especially after the antitrust shutting it down. https://slashdot.org/story/431592

We’re headed for dark times for the open internet.

Thanks

Really? Where can I find this

In that case, how long til some open source project uses it to make a custom firmware to bypass the manufacturer bs and integrate my cheap IoTs seamlessly into Home assistant?