Hard disagree. Only people that are already in linux-land should even think or talk about this, and only after they're aware of what they depend on and whether they can even do that in the first place.
Main reason: biggest thing holding Linux back is user-base. The more users there are, the more that companies will actually care about supporting the OS. In the meantime, newbies to Linux need an OS that is as hassle free as possible that supports what they need. Windows and macOS have their downsides, but you can't disagree that they work out of the box. You only get a few chances to get someone to even think about switching ecosystems, and going to a straight free distro is another huge hurdle on top of that. Most closed source applications only get tested on debian/rhel based distros anyway, I wouldn't be able to do my my day job on a distro outside of that without some serious headache.
There are many closed source components that don't have equivalent open source alternatives, and features are a thing that will snag many people. Most people aren't technical.
Figure out your mass deployment strategy and the tooling that you'll need to support it. The reason why Ubuntu and rhel are popular in these kinds of sectors is because of this tooling
Been trying out Linux mint recently and I haven't had any significant issues with it yet. I do miss some of the the tiling options that I get with windows though. I've been gaming with the steam deck, though I keep around a windows 11 desktop with WSL2 for windows only workflows and some games.
Whenever there's an issue I just RDP into the other machine for what I need, haven't had anything game breaking for me yet
I think I'll keep at least one windows boot available for me to run specific games or software as not everything runs well on Linux yet. I'm excited to see how much better support on the steam deck gets soon
How much motion sickness do you get with 2D games? Looking over my steam library, I've really enjoyed things like: Crypt of the Necrodancer, Ori and the Blind Forest, Don't Starve, and Pyre. FTL is another one that has minimal movement.
There are some 3D games that don't have much motion but the list is small. Currently the only one I'm playing is the Black Book, which is primarily a card game set in Slavic pagan mythology with some 3D exploration (but minimal).
When you start the fight on the dam wall in BL2 after Roland is captured & the music starts. That was the borderlands moment for me that got me sucked into that universe
Interesting for sure, I never would have thought you could build an entire desktop with JavaScript. Getting support for regular Linux apps would be a must for me
Would this allow for users to customize their desktop with their own JavaScript? Not sure if I missed it, but does it handle multiple monitors?
The interesting thing for me is that the federated system allows for a potentially huge variety of business models, and we'll get to see what works and doesn't. Whereas reddit has to stick with just one
Hard disagree. Only people that are already in linux-land should even think or talk about this, and only after they're aware of what they depend on and whether they can even do that in the first place.
Main reason: biggest thing holding Linux back is user-base. The more users there are, the more that companies will actually care about supporting the OS. In the meantime, newbies to Linux need an OS that is as hassle free as possible that supports what they need. Windows and macOS have their downsides, but you can't disagree that they work out of the box. You only get a few chances to get someone to even think about switching ecosystems, and going to a straight free distro is another huge hurdle on top of that. Most closed source applications only get tested on debian/rhel based distros anyway, I wouldn't be able to do my my day job on a distro outside of that without some serious headache.
There are many closed source components that don't have equivalent open source alternatives, and features are a thing that will snag many people. Most people aren't technical.
Only helping those who are interested and are willing to debug things. Otherwise, windows 11 or macos it is
Figure out your mass deployment strategy and the tooling that you'll need to support it. The reason why Ubuntu and rhel are popular in these kinds of sectors is because of this tooling
that's impressive actually
Some basic linear algebra support would be great, even just multidimensional
std::arrayedit: senders & receivers would be great too alongside pattern matching. Rust really changed my mind on things
Honestly this is kinda what advanced bash looks like to me though
Been trying out Linux mint recently and I haven't had any significant issues with it yet. I do miss some of the the tiling options that I get with windows though. I've been gaming with the steam deck, though I keep around a windows 11 desktop with WSL2 for windows only workflows and some games.
Whenever there's an issue I just RDP into the other machine for what I need, haven't had anything game breaking for me yet
I think I'll keep at least one windows boot available for me to run specific games or software as not everything runs well on Linux yet. I'm excited to see how much better support on the steam deck gets soon
Is that really something that's been happening?
Gunfire Reborn, Black Book, and Minecraft. Excited to go finish BL3 and Tiny Tina's on it soon
Oh and there's Mini Metro for a subway/train building game, but that's a really niche one
How much motion sickness do you get with 2D games? Looking over my steam library, I've really enjoyed things like: Crypt of the Necrodancer, Ori and the Blind Forest, Don't Starve, and Pyre. FTL is another one that has minimal movement.
There are some 3D games that don't have much motion but the list is small. Currently the only one I'm playing is the Black Book, which is primarily a card game set in Slavic pagan mythology with some 3D exploration (but minimal).
When you start the fight on the dam wall in BL2 after Roland is captured & the music starts. That was the borderlands moment for me that got me sucked into that universe
Interesting for sure, I never would have thought you could build an entire desktop with JavaScript. Getting support for regular Linux apps would be a must for me
Would this allow for users to customize their desktop with their own JavaScript? Not sure if I missed it, but does it handle multiple monitors?
The interesting thing for me is that the federated system allows for a potentially huge variety of business models, and we'll get to see what works and doesn't. Whereas reddit has to stick with just one
Yeah this AMA was eye opening for sure