Windows 11 is a bridge too far. I’m done with having my operating system being sold to me as a service, or monetizing my usage. Windows 10 was already unusable in any format other than LTSC.
The strides we’ve seen in gaming on Linux are possible largely with Valve’s support, and I might have made the jump earlier if we had those abilities sooner. Dual booting has never been a realistic use case for a computer given the way I use one.
I try to protect my privacy as best I can. I prefer the use of open source software where I can get it. Libre is even better. My reasons are both practical and ideological. But I don’t live in a world where I can reasonably cut out all proprietary software, and I honestly wouldn’t consider trying. There are far more important fights in my world.
I was using Linux before there was a Steam, and I’m still here. You speak as if the “default state of being” is being on Windows.
Disregarding that, why would a single launcher/client/whatever dictate what OS I use? What I enjoy while using steam is not the openness of steam, what I enjoy is the freedom of choice on my home turf. I enjoy living in an age where I can boot up my trusty Linux rig, finish my work, and contemplate three or four launchers before picking one and facing choice paralysis while picking from hundreds of games (yes I’m very excessive and haven’t even finished 0.01% of them) that actually run like a charm.
This is a reality I love and celebrate. This is the year of the Linux desktop for me.
I don’t love the Steam store, but I love Valve, because they made all of this possible. Even if all of the above is incidental in their pursuit to build their steamdeck. At least they did it the right way by contributing back upstream to the FOSS community at large.
The last version of windows I could tolerate was Win 7. I could find a webpage something like "how to unbloat Win 7" after a fresh install and happily use it.
Linux was a hobby I learned slowly but gaming hold me back and best I could do was dual boot.
I hated everything about Win 8. Win 10 was too demanding hardware-wise. So when Steam bridged the gaming gap, Linux as the only OS was a no-brainer.
I'm interested in the philosophy of open source and I use open source when there is a viable option. But at the end of the day, I prioritize convenience and practicality and Steam is convenient.
I hate tech and computers in general now, I find myself constantly fighting bugs and issues in general.
this is why I use arch, it allows me to minimize junk that constantly and neverendingly breaks on me, so now i have a system that just works with fairly little pain points
I fucking hate Steam. Screw forced updates, DRM, not being able to choose where each game gets installed, or the “we assoooome that you’re always on lol” mentality. I use it mostly due to a few games, but I don’t buy shit from it, and I’m seriously considering to pirate pirating right now the games that I own just to get rid of Steam.
And even if I weren’t getting rid of Steam right now, I’d rather use a small proprietary blob over a free system than a full-blown proprietary system.
i’m about halfway converted - I use windows as my main rig, but I have an hp 705 g4 mini using mint also - slowly transitioning to it as I learn more about using linux (tested steam on it a few weeks ago, seems to function). will eventually transition my daily driver to that when win10 reaches eol - in around 2 years or so. with that being said, I will still have at least one sff pc that will run win10 forever as I will need that for a specific use case (low profile dedicated voip platform).
eventually I plan to move entirely to low watt sbc’s like raspberry pi’s, but that’s more of a 5+ year plan.
I disagree with your implication that using Steam on Linux makes it pointless to use Linux; I think that it is always better if you are able to replace some proprietary software in your life with freedom-respecting software even if you may still be using other proprietary software.
I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but the FSF does actually acknowledge that replacing all of the proprietary software that one uses can be an incredibly disruptive, difficult process, and they encourage users to embark on the journey of complete freedom one step at a time - check out their Freedom Ladder campaign.
Yeah i get 250fps in it on Windows and 90-120 on Linux. When the game launched smoke grenades didn’t even work so i think its safe to say it was untested. Hopefully improvements soon.
After changes Ive made mentioned elsewhere, im getting a stable 200+ now, maybe give them a go also? Although, I do have a weird glitch where things have a green sheen to them when running for some reason, but seems like a CS2 only issue at this stage, might be patched out later.
Because it's my system and not Microsoft's system. Also I find Apple products extremely expensive for what you get, and that's coupled with how anticonsumer they are.
Did Steam finally get rid of the skin option in the recent update? I know a majority were kind of broken towards the end there even before the major UI change.
I started using Linux Mint about 5 years ago because I'm interested in tech and wanted to mess around with it a bit. Now I'm staying on Linux Mint because I don't wanna deal with Microsoft's bullshit ever again. No more ads, forced updates, surveillance and crashes. Just a damn solid OS that does its job.
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