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WRT gaming its mostly just some anti cheat that is standing in the way, like Ars [1] so gently put it: > As detailed in the r/macgaming subreddit and at r/Stea

WRT gaming its mostly just some anti cheat that is standing in the way, like Ars [1] so gently put it: > As detailed in the r/macgaming subreddit and at r/SteamDeck, many players who successfully got Marvel Rivals working would receive a "Penalty Issued" notice, with a violation "detected" and bans issued until 2124. Should such a ban stand, players risked entirely missing the much-prophesied Year of the Linux Desktop or Mainstream Mac Gaming, almost certain to happen at some point in that span. For non-gaming, things are not moving fast enough. Microsoft Office and Adobe CS is still complicated to get running, if possible at all with recent versions. 1: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/marvel-rivals-lifts-100-year-cheating-bans-on-mac-and-steam-deck-players/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/marvel-rivals-lifts-1...

trinsic2 2y ago
For me, when I switched to Linux, I had to start thinking out of the box. Microsoft's OS and Adobe's Cloud are hostile environments that are designed to lock you into a ecosystem that isn't in your best interest. As people start figuring this out, and have had enough, like I finally did one day, more and more people are going to look to alternatives. I dropped Adobe and Windows[0] because of this. I can do this because I am tech savvy, but as more technically inclined people do this, it creates incentives to make it easier for the rest. [0]: https://www.scottrlarson.com/publications/publication-transition-windows-to-linux/ https://www.scottrlarson.com/publications/publication-transi...
- trinsic2 2y ago
  Also I had to finally come to the conclusion that if I wanted control over my own house, I'm going to have to make sacrifices. Like Games with anti-cheat that don't work on Linux right now. More and more games with anti-cheat are starting to see the benefits of Linux. So I started letting go of products that don't let me use them the way I want to. It took some discipline, but my life is more stress free now. Now some of the games that require anti-cheat that were not playable on Linux 2 years ago have migrated their anti-cheat to steam's implementation.
- zxvkhkxvdvbdxz 2y ago
  I agree with you and also don't use either of these apps. (for context I use LibreOffice and some Gimp, and I have been running Linux on my desktop for more than half of my life fwiw). I also don't play online games so I personally don't care for anti-cheat games. My point was about the resistance for moving to Linux in the first place. With out-of-the-box support for the mentioned apps, we could see much more organizations/companies consider moving over to Linux. Not having Microsoft Office is a show-stopper for many organizations and companies. Anti-cheat is a show-stopper for many tech savy individuals who already tried making the jump.

trinsic2 2y ago

For me, when I switched to Linux, I had to start thinking out of the box. Microsoft's OS and Adobe's Cloud are hostile environments that are designed to lock you into a ecosystem that isn't in your best interest. As people start figuring this out, and have had enough, like I finally did one day, more and more people are going to look to alternatives. I dropped Adobe and Windows[0] because of this. I can do this because I am tech savvy, but as more technically inclined people do this, it creates incentives to make it easier for the rest. [0]: https://www.scottrlarson.com/publications/publication-transition-windows-to-linux/ https://www.scottrlarson.com/publications/publication-transi...

trinsic2 2y ago
Also I had to finally come to the conclusion that if I wanted control over my own house, I'm going to have to make sacrifices. Like Games with anti-cheat that don't work on Linux right now. More and more games with anti-cheat are starting to see the benefits of Linux. So I started letting go of products that don't let me use them the way I want to. It took some discipline, but my life is more stress free now. Now some of the games that require anti-cheat that were not playable on Linux 2 years ago have migrated their anti-cheat to steam's implementation.
zxvkhkxvdvbdxz 2y ago
I agree with you and also don't use either of these apps. (for context I use LibreOffice and some Gimp, and I have been running Linux on my desktop for more than half of my life fwiw). I also don't play online games so I personally don't care for anti-cheat games. My point was about the resistance for moving to Linux in the first place. With out-of-the-box support for the mentioned apps, we could see much more organizations/companies consider moving over to Linux. Not having Microsoft Office is a show-stopper for many organizations and companies. Anti-cheat is a show-stopper for many tech savy individuals who already tried making the jump.