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When you're at the point of tricking your operating system into thinking you're in a different country in order to make it function properly, it may be time to

by Liquix 3y ago

When you're at the point of tricking your operating system into thinking you're in a different country in order to make it function properly, it may be time to try a new OS. GNU/Linux has excellent compatibility with 95% of windows software through wine

candiddevmike 3y ago
I used to run Debian, but gaming was always worse than Windows for me (new AMD graphics card, yes photon is great but it's not a replacement for me). My end users are all on Windows too, and I could never properly emulate their experience on Debian (short of _emulating_ Windows). WSL2 works really well for my needs. I get the best of both worlds. I also hate all of the data collection and dark patterns.
jwells89 3y ago
That last 5% is killer, because it’s just enough to make rebooting into Windows a pain in the rear, and much of it is the type of software that refuses to run in VMs due to things like anticheat.
- Pannoniae 3y ago
  The games with kernel anticheat are exactly the user-hostile games you wouldn't want to play anyway. (PUBG, Valorant, Fortnite, etc.) Normal, enjoyable games don't have kernel anticheat.
  - hardware2win 3y ago
    Bullshit as hell. Cheaters are serious problem.
  - _cenw 3y ago
    You're missing the point. These are all games you likely play because your peer group does. Also, the experience on Wine/Proton isn't always the best. If you have high-end hardware, you probably want features that just don't work because of your GPU driver of implementation gaps in Wine/Proton.
    - Pannoniae 3y ago
      "You're missing the point. These are all games you likely play because your peer group does." No, I'm not missing the point. I'm not really big on activism or proving points or things like that - but this is something which is something you don't do if you have principles. These games make people addicted because your friends play them. Learning to say "no" to these exploitative practices is a very useful thing. Make your friends play better games, or simply refuse to play their games. (Full disclosure: I use windows myself, I'm not disagreeing with you on that regard about proton)
  - tredre3 3y ago
    > The games with kernel anticheat are exactly the user-hostile games you wouldn't want to play anyway. (PUBG, Valorant, Fortnite, etc.) Oh? Tell me more about me not wanting to play games that are fun and very widespread in my group of friends?

by Liquix 3y ago

candiddevmike 3y ago

I used to run Debian, but gaming was always worse than Windows for me (new AMD graphics card, yes photon is great but it's not a replacement for me). My end users are all on Windows too, and I could never properly emulate their experience on Debian (short of _emulating_ Windows). WSL2 works really well for my needs. I get the best of both worlds. I also hate all of the data collection and dark patterns.

jwells89 3y ago

That last 5% is killer, because it’s just enough to make rebooting into Windows a pain in the rear, and much of it is the type of software that refuses to run in VMs due to things like anticheat.

Pannoniae 3y ago
The games with kernel anticheat are exactly the user-hostile games you wouldn't want to play anyway. (PUBG, Valorant, Fortnite, etc.) Normal, enjoyable games don't have kernel anticheat.
- hardware2win 3y ago
  Bullshit as hell. Cheaters are serious problem.
- _cenw 3y ago
  You're missing the point. These are all games you likely play because your peer group does. Also, the experience on Wine/Proton isn't always the best. If you have high-end hardware, you probably want features that just don't work because of your GPU driver of implementation gaps in Wine/Proton.
  - Pannoniae 3y ago
    "You're missing the point. These are all games you likely play because your peer group does." No, I'm not missing the point. I'm not really big on activism or proving points or things like that - but this is something which is something you don't do if you have principles. These games make people addicted because your friends play them. Learning to say "no" to these exploitative practices is a very useful thing. Make your friends play better games, or simply refuse to play their games. (Full disclosure: I use windows myself, I'm not disagreeing with you on that regard about proton)
- tredre3 3y ago
  > The games with kernel anticheat are exactly the user-hostile games you wouldn't want to play anyway. (PUBG, Valorant, Fortnite, etc.) Oh? Tell me more about me not wanting to play games that are fun and very widespread in my group of friends?