アイアンハンドガンダムMay 2
It's FOSS

That's a hate crime. ❌

#linux #gaming #windows #steamdeck

May 2 at 1:25pmBuffer
Show threadRicky BhattacharyaMay 2
@itsfoss Xinnie the Jinpooh 🐻🇨🇳
Show threadNecheshMay 2
@itsfoss what kind of monster would do that??
Show threadklme  🇺🇦May 2
@nechesh @itsfoss microslopster
Show threadVleeuweMay 2
@nechesh @itsfoss a monster that needs help learning Linux?
Show threadNecheshMay 2
@Vleeuwe @itsfoss I don't buy it because the stock interface doesn't require you to know anything about Linux.
Show threadVleeuweMay 2
@nechesh @itsfoss well, yes. But what if someone wanted to install other software as well? Can you do that out of the box?
Show threadNecheshMay 2
@Vleeuwe @itsfoss sounds like you want a computer instead of a handheld gaming device
Show threadVleeuweMay 2
@nechesh @itsfoss gaming on linux is fine and Id prefer a Steam Machine of some sort
Show threadVleeuweMay 4
@nechesh @itsfoss to clarify, this is not about me. This is about understanding the motivation of the monster from the comic who installs windows on a handheld gaming device
Show threadsauaMay 2
@Vleeuwe @nechesh @itsfoss yes, pretty easily in fact. Desktop mode is very easy to access and comes with a built in software catalog.
Show threadVleeuweMay 2
@saua @nechesh @itsfoss TIL that steam deck is apparently pretty easy to use with respect to installing other programs
Show threadHave Hope.May 2
@nechesh @itsfoss microsiggers
Show threadProud OwlbearMay 2
@itsfoss why, in all the hells ever imagined by humans or gods, would anyone ever do that?
Show threadPhilippa CowderoyMay 2

@cocaine_owlbear @itsfoss ecosystem lock-in for something that's not gaming?

(I have 18 years' worth of piled up VST(i)s I need to check I can run before I get off windows on other hardware, which is not a small task - anyone about to suggest alternatives to the VST(I) collection should reconsider telling me to throw away all my instruments as if they were hardware)

to be clear, that's one thing I personally wouldn't do on a deck - but genuine lock-in does happen to people as well as organisations and there's no rule that says steamdecks are only for games

Show threadDominik KummerMay 2
@itsfoss some folks can't resist cheating.
Show threadTrevor LouisMay 2
@itsfoss I thought win11 was bad enough with copilot, now Ubuntu is pushing it too. I just hope they use it more as a diagnostic tool.
Show threadTeacherThomasMay 2
@itsfoss I admit, I haven't played my Steam Deck in a while. Been playing my Switch 2 and Playdate.
Show threadgbsillsMay 2
@itsfoss This isn't even a situation.
Show threadÓscar Morales VivóMay 2
@itsfoss Not as much as I hate people who use Comic Sans for their meme needs.
Show threadXenia0040May 2
@MyLittleMetroid comic sans is an excellent font actually I will die on this hill.
Show threadGustavoMay 2
@itsfoss The software I use at work is Windows only. Fine. But on a Steam Deck?!?
Show threadan actual busMay 2
@itsfoss I got no beef with it personally. People are free to be losers.
Show threadIt's FOSSMay 4
@renardboy 🔥
Show threadAliceMay 2
@itsfoss war crime
Show threadIt's FOSSMay 4
@umphar oh my 😨
Show threadZelgaavMay 3
@itsfoss It's freedom of choice. If they replace dedicated, optimized software with something as bad as Windows, it's their problem.
Show threadyafes_celebiMay 3
@itsfoss Unfortunately, I'm experiencing Wi-Fi (MediaTek) problems on my Lenovo LOQ 15 Ubuntu laptop. My solutions: Ethernet, Intel card or usb wifi adapter OR 🪟 🪟 😱
Show threadfruit loopMay 7
@itsfoss but you can put the hypervisor cracks on it