Well, the first step is admitting you have a problem. I find it kind of refreshing that they're coming out and saying they screwed up and they need to figure out what's wrong because it's serious.

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Quoting: scaineThe extension framework did eventually land, making Shell usable again, but by that time Unity had a groundswell of fans.

Like any GNOME purist, I completely disagree with the premise. GNOME is great even without extensions and I don't use any. Though needing to hit alt when selecting the power options to get to a "hidden" option was a decision that was thankfully quickly reversed.

Quoting: scaineAs usual, it baffles me that people pick on Canonical as the bad guy whenever they innovate. They're not afraid to drop things when better things come along, but they have a vision and when existing tech can't supply on that vision, they innovate. The essence of Linux, but they're constantly trashed for it.

I think Unity was cool though I've never tried it, Upstart was a good idea, and Bazaar was definitely a good idea. I thought Ubuntu Touch was probably the best idea but Canonical weren't committed to it.

I agree in general that Canonical's innovation is something to admire. Waiting around for upstream to implement your changes if they even feel like they match the project's needs is just the wrong move. Especially when you have the resources to move on your own.

Snap, though, I really don't like. Because it's doing way more to divide the community than bring it together. Snap only works properly and securely on Ubuntu because Ubuntu is the only distribution that carries the correct kernel patches and they still haven't managed to get them upstreamed after several years. So even though Canonical is doing a great thing by directly engaging with software vendors to get their software on Linux through Snap, I wish they'd do something that benefitted every distribution rather than just themselves. They're under no obligation to, obviously, but it's just annoying.

I wish they'd at least pre-install Flatpak and setup the Flathub remote on Ubuntu. Then, users from every major distribution wouldn't need to use the terminal to setup the easiest way to install software on Linux.

And Mir's still around, though it's a Wayland compositor nowadays. I don't know enough about it to say whether it was a good or bad thing. But they contribute to protocol discussions, so that's cool.

I also think System76 are doing some really cool things with COSMIC. I don't think there was anyone who thought Unity was a poor decision? Are there really people that have that opinion?

I don't think there's anyone much who thinks doing Unity at all was a bad thing. I think some felt that they were acting like it was intended to be one DE to rule them all, to "Unify" the Linux experience, and weren't enthused about that perceived attitude. I can't say whether that was actually their attitude, but I do remember such a perception existing, which was kind of helped along just by calling it "Unity".

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Quoting: ToddLThanks for posting the link to the video and after watching it, I can sense Valve will eventually step in and intervene because this is terrible and a waste of time to majority of gamers that would rather play real games. Banana would be the last thing I'd call as a "game" and I wouldn't shed a tear once it gets removed from Steam.

I suspect that the alleged ban-dodging will bring about that removal on its own! :shock:

Glad to share a good video, by the way. :smile: Incidentally, The Spiffing Brit covered it, too [External Link], and that was an interesting watch as well.

I watched that (at your recommendation). It was spiffing!

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Quoting: lejimsterI really enjoyed The Sands of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones then they lost me after that. I'm not really sure what they're going with for the backstory on this character but he doesn't scream Persian at all to me.

Sargon is a name I associate with the ancient Fertile Crescent region, like Syria/Iraq area, rather than Persia as such. Sargon of Akkad, conqueror of various Sumerian city states, and all that. But the hairdo is . . . um . . . I mean, maybe there are ancient groups that did that, the classic Norman haircut is bloody weird so I shouldn't rule anything out.

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Quoting: elmapulits just me or we are living long enough to see square enix pushing an linux device for some reason as the go to device to play their game?
i mean, why an steamdeck?

Well, they've sold quite a few copies and they're the only specialized game-playing device (that anyone wants) that isn't locked down to a closed ecosystem. Give away a Playstation and somehow it feels a lot more like you're helping a competitor. Technically giving away a Steam Deck is still helping a competitor, but something about the openness of the platform I think makes it feel less like that.

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Killer Bean is clearly far too cool to look back at explosions.

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wholesome nostalgia

Ehhh, nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Now in my day . . .

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Quoting: tuubi- Canada (excluding Quebec).

Every. Damn. Time.

What makes Quebec special? For me it sounds like saying Germany, but excluding Bavaria.

If it weren't for the fact that France is included I might imagine they didn't want to do French . . . but France is included so I have no idea.

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"Hypersomnia"? I feel like this game would put me to sleep.

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Quoting: TheRiddickMaybe they should go after MS Windows for the constant gatekeeping shit that goes on there.

MS should have been broken up back at the turn of the century. The fix was sure in there.

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