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New Linux Gaming Survey For November

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It's that time of the month again Linux gamers! The new GOL survey for November is now available, so please make sure to fill it in if you have the time.

The results will be published in the next couple of weeks now that they're being published in the same month. There have been a few minor aesthetic changes since Google Forms has been updated (sorry about the yellow).

On another note, I will be taking a less active role in the surveys from now on. A few of you may have noticed by now that I'm not the best person to do this, but I'm glad to see how far this has come and how many people see it as something valuable to the Linux gaming community.

You can find the link for the new survey here, and please share with other Linux gamers if you can. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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After many years of floating through space on the back of a missile, following a successful career in beating people up for not playing Sega Saturn, the missile returned to earth. Upon returning, I discovered to my dismay that the once great console had been discontinued and Sega had abandoned the fight to dominate the world through 32-bit graphical capabilities.

After spending some years breaking breeze blocks with my head for money and being mocked by strangers, I have found a new purpose: to beat up people for not playing on Linux.
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metro2033fanboy Nov 4, 2015
#EVGAftw
Cybolic Nov 4, 2015
Quoting: StarbellyIn future surveys can you please ask about audio setups? (Headphones, Stereo Speakers, 4-channel, 5.1, 7.1)? I have noticed that surround support is very inconsistent among ports to linux, [...]
I'm so with you on this one!! I researched and bought a very nice set of surround headphones specifically in anticipation of playing Metro 2033 and Half-Life 2 only to find that neither actually supported it, making them mostly useless for what I bought them for.
They do work great for video though, but that's besides the point (they're the Roccat Kave XTD; I recommend them wholeheartedly).
Mnoleg Nov 4, 2015
Quoting: StianTheDarkI kindly ask you to stop using Google Forms for this, I block Google because of privacy reasons. Google Forms have trackers too you see.

What non-intrusive Google Forms alternatives do you have in mind?
enz Nov 4, 2015
I found the question "Did you change your primary Linux gaming distribution" a bit ambiguous. Does upgrading to a new version of the same distro count as a change (e.g. Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubunto 15.10)?
Liam Dawe Nov 4, 2015
Quoting: enzI found the question "Did you change your primary Linux gaming distribution" a bit ambiguous. Does upgrading to a new version of the same distro count as a change (e.g. Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubunto 15.10)?

That's an upgrade, not a different distribution.
Stupendous Man Nov 4, 2015
Could we please have a 'desktop/sofa PC' entry in the type of PC question? I, like many others I suppose, use a desktop that also has a TV connected to play from the sofa. I game pretty much equally from both positions, depending on the game.
Cimeryd Nov 5, 2015
Quoting: subIt's not like the Steam Machines are "released" like a console.
They are a moving target and the best is yet to come.

To be fair, so are the consoles. My PS4 keeps getting updated, and the Xbone today is an infinitely better deal than the Xbone when it launched. It's not like the competition is standing still and only Steam machines keep moving,
Xylemon Nov 5, 2015
Quoting: noinformationhere...it is very easy to open the survey in a private window (Firefox) where any attempt to track you is useless. Close the window when you are done and everything that google may have recorded about you is discarded.

I'm sorry but this is simply wrong and horrible advice, for a real solution to stop trackers would be to get something like uBlock. The only difference between "Private" and a normal window is "Private" doesn't load or store cookies. Google can very easily see your IP and depending on how you have your browser configured, which I take it yours tells a lot, Google can read a lot of information about you!


Last edited by Xylemon on 5 November 2015 at 12:55 pm UTC
Stupendous Man Nov 5, 2015
Quoting: XylemonI'm sorry but this is simply wrong and horrible advice, for a real solution to stop trackers would be to get something like uBlock. The only difference between "Private" and a normal window is "Private" doesn't load or store cookies. Google can very easily see your IP and depending on how you have your browser configured, which I take it yours tells a lot, Google can read a lot of information about you!
In that case, I recommend you use Privacy Badger and Ghostery (if you use chromium), and browse through a VPN. If I'm not mistaken, uBlock only blocks ads, not trackers.
Just on this page alone, Ghostery has blocked 4 possible trackers for me: Facebook, Twitter, Gravatar and Piwik analytics.
Xylemon Nov 5, 2015
Quoting: Stupendous ManIn that case, I recommend you use Privacy Badger and Ghostery (if you use chromium), and browse through a VPN. If I'm not mistaken, uBlock only blocks ads, not trackers.

If you use the more extensive filters you can stop trackers, and there's also the default-deny mode which is a lot like request policy. And yeah, a VPN or proxy would truly hide your IP.


Last edited by Xylemon on 5 November 2015 at 4:42 pm UTC
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