I use Linux because it’s the better platform for my workload. Knowing that I’m using and supporting FLOSS is great, but ultimately I will choose to use the best available tool for the job. For playing games Valve has made the best platform to manage my library and run it on Linux, so it is the only option for the vast majority of the games I would like to play.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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
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