Quoting: Grishnakh

Quoting: williamjcmI hope it'll get released as a Flatpak, because I don't like installing stuff through the AUR or pip.

I much prefer terminal because I can see what's going on, flatpak only when no other options are available. But I already know I'm not mainstream, just glad there are the different options for everyone.

Flatpak *can* be used from the terminal, though. GUI frontends are completely optional.

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I hope it'll get released as a Flatpak, because I don't like installing stuff through the AUR or pip.

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Quoting: JohnologueIs Matrix that bad? That's where I was hoping to direct some friends.

On top of the issues I mentioned, it's just a poorly-designed system with a bunch of usability issues.

Here are a few personal gripes I've had with it since Gitter moved to Matrix after being acquired by Element (the company that makes the Matrix client of the same name):

• You can't send media and text in a single message, so if you're in a decently-active channel, whatever image or video you're trying to post can easily end up separated from its context.


• Threads are a pain in the ass, especially if you're using an alternate client (for example, in NeoChat, threads are displayed alongside the channel's main messages as a series of replies). On top of that, you can't mark them as read individually (you have to mark the channel as unread then then mark it as read, which also comes with its fair share of bugs).


• Some of the markup is inconsistent, making it hard to use. Stuff like bold and italics and quotes is normal Markdown, but strikethrough text requires HTML-like tags for some goddamn reason.


• The search sucks a lot more than Discord's. It's much slower, and you can't use filters alongside keywords.


• The main channel I'm in has an official GitHub integration posting updates from GitHub repos, and the channel admin noted that setting the integration up required giving it *full* permissions, else it just wouldn't work. Also, for the record, pre-Matrix!Gitter had a dedicated sidebar for repo updates, instead of polluting the main chat like Matrix!Gitter's integration does.

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Quoting: ArehandoroMost people will prefer to accept their fate rather than looking to move to platforms like Mattermost or Element.

I've heard a few horror stories about Mattermost, especially from bot developers, and Element is just a client for Matrix, a chat protocol that's so focused on security that they forgot to implement safety features (like banning/muting accounts and servers).

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Quoting: williamjcmThe reason the third-party sale numbers increased by that much is because they now include VAT, while previous years didn't include it to my knowledge.

That makes no sense, where in the world do we have 57% VAT?

I mean, it would still have increased compared to the previous year, just *much less* than what Epic's claiming. For example, if we assume that everyone on the EGS paid a 20% VAT, then the "before VAT" spending would have been around 333M$, which would seem much less impressive.

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The reason the third-party sale numbers increased by that much is because they now include VAT, while previous years didn't include it to my knowledge.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyThe basic question is whether the 30% cut generates windfall profits. If it does, then lawsuits that successfully reduce that cut will leave Valve in place but reduce costs for the consumer.

It most definitely will not. It's not a "tax" that gets added on top of the game price like Tim Sweeney would want you to think. And developers/publishers won't lower their prices because why would they pass up extra revenue ?

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Quoting: eggroleAs everyone has said, I see no issue with the 30% cut, but I think the more important part, that has a bit of merit IMHO, is the off-platform competition restriction. If my game is for sale on steam for $50, why can't I sell it direct on my website (or any other platform for that matter) for $40?

This *feels* very anti-competitive, but what do I know.

I dunno, I've seen a bunch of games for which Valve isn't enforcing any kind of price parity clause on non-Steam versions, with some of those non-Steam versions being free while the Steam versions are paid, so I doubt such a clause actually exists.

And if there was such a clause, I think it's weird the various lawsuits against Valve are somehow unable to quote the relevant passages from the Steam Distribution Agreement.

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Quoting: ArdjeAnd all because of these "protect the children" fake organizations that clearly have a second agenda, and it is not about protecting the children. [...]

The "second agenda" is actually the first and only one. Children are just used as an excuse, just like how governments are using it as an excuse to implement mass surveillance on the internet through ID verification, message scanning, and other measures.

Quoting: LinasWhat a load of bull... To summarize the claim even more: I want to use Steam infrastructure, but I don't want to pay for it.

Pretty much. And I wouldn't be surprised if Epic was behind the whole movement, because Tim Sweeney was the first to claim platforms charge their 30% cut *on top* of the price set by developers/publishers (even though it's not the case at all, because you don't see games be cheaper on the EGS despite the 12% cut, or on Itch.io despite the 10% cut, or become cheaper on Steam as they reach revenue milestones that make them eligible for the lower cuts).

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Oh, nice, it also has that fix for what broke SteamVR in earlier 25.3.x versions. I'll be able to unpin the mesa packages, then.

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