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It's sad to see someone running doom on a pregnancy tester?

Imustaskforhelp 8mo ago
No, people might be misreading his comment. (To me) it seems that, he is saying how bad the situation of hardware/lock-in is that we are being excited over being able to run our own software on said hardware in the first place (Aka the reason why we are here) Being able to run doom on pregnancy tester is actually good. If I paid for the tester, I am gonna use the whole tester to run doom (LOL) So I think this is what they meant.
- threetonesun 8mo ago
  Or to put it more concretely in this context: Sony used to let you run Linux on PlayStations! There were all kinds of interesting uses for PS3s outside of gaming that they (initially) supported.
  - LeFantome 8mo ago
    I do not own any Sony products and I am not a corporate cheerleader. But “we” have to own that the reason that Sony stopped selling/supporting Linux in their machines is because “we” used it to circumvent copyright on closed-source games. It is the problem with “our” ethics, not theirs that led to Linux getting pulled.
    - mschuster91 8mo ago
      That's BS. Linux/OtherOS on the PS3 only existed so that Sony could evade European tariffs on pure gaming consoles that were markedly higher than on general-purpose computers. Once the tariffs went, so went OtherOS support. In any case OtherOS didn't have access to the full system resources and, on top of that, Sony actually lost money on PS3s because it was priced as a loss-leader, with game purchases being supposed to earn the actual money.
  - pjmlp 8mo ago
    Actually it was a bit more nuanced. After Yaroze, Sony thought PS2Linux would bring some indies into PS2, instead it got full of MAME and other emulators, hence why PS3 no longer offered graphics acceleration.
wat10000 8mo ago
That entailed overcoming inherent technical problems, not roadblocks placed by the manufacturer with the intent of making it harder than it needs to be. It’s like the difference between climbing a mountain and breaking into a locked building.

No, people might be misreading his comment. (To me) it seems that, he is saying how bad the situation of hardware/lock-in is that we are being excited over being able to run our own software on said hardware in the first place (Aka the reason why we are here) Being able to run doom on pregnancy tester is actually good. If I paid for the tester, I am gonna use the whole tester to run doom (LOL) So I think this is what they meant.

threetonesun 8mo ago
Or to put it more concretely in this context: Sony used to let you run Linux on PlayStations! There were all kinds of interesting uses for PS3s outside of gaming that they (initially) supported.
- LeFantome 8mo ago
  I do not own any Sony products and I am not a corporate cheerleader. But “we” have to own that the reason that Sony stopped selling/supporting Linux in their machines is because “we” used it to circumvent copyright on closed-source games. It is the problem with “our” ethics, not theirs that led to Linux getting pulled.
  - mschuster91 8mo ago
    That's BS. Linux/OtherOS on the PS3 only existed so that Sony could evade European tariffs on pure gaming consoles that were markedly higher than on general-purpose computers. Once the tariffs went, so went OtherOS support. In any case OtherOS didn't have access to the full system resources and, on top of that, Sony actually lost money on PS3s because it was priced as a loss-leader, with game purchases being supposed to earn the actual money.
- pjmlp 8mo ago
  Actually it was a bit more nuanced. After Yaroze, Sony thought PS2Linux would bring some indies into PS2, instead it got full of MAME and other emulators, hence why PS3 no longer offered graphics acceleration.

wat10000 8mo ago

That entailed overcoming inherent technical problems, not roadblocks placed by the manufacturer with the intent of making it harder than it needs to be. It’s like the difference between climbing a mountain and breaking into a locked building.