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> It feels like the fandom behind Linux on the home desktop I don't agree with this comparison (or I am misjudging your intention) - 90% of the people I know w
by wink 2y ago
> It feels like the fandom behind Linux on the home desktop
I don't agree with this comparison (or I am misjudging your intention) - 90% of the people I know who run any sort of linux deskopt (usually developers at work) only don't switch their home desktops because of games. I know we're a tiny majority (and I am typing this from a windows machine) - but it's nothing like 10x worse in objective terms (e.g. speed).
- dagmx 2y agoBut that’s precisely it. You don’t switch at home for games, others don’t for other compatibility reasons either. I’m not specifically talking about games but the whole user experience. That’s not a knock against Linux. It’s great but it’s also disingenuous when people push it as the year of Linux on the home desktop.
- talldayo 2y ago> I’m not specifically talking about games but the whole user experience. If you are capable of using an iPad as a gaming device, I literally do not understand how you wouldn't be able to use a GNOME desktop to achieve literally the exact same outcome. Am I wrong? Getting Steam to use Proton is literally one click in the Steam settings - using an app like Bottles just has you open exes like normal. This is no worse than the Crossover Wine support from the Mac days of yore, if not more streamlined and not fighting against system integrity protection. And your fucking settings app doesn't give you a notification pip for not logging in.