Quoting: Purple Library GuyMore stuff Mint will have to rip out. Soon it might be time for them to look at making the Debian base the default.

IMO it is already preferable to install Debian with Cinnamon desktop and Mint icons. DIY Linux Mint.

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It will still be native Linux?

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Don't party just yet

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Quoting: Liam DaweOnce the AI bubble pops that is.

I wish I had your optimism. My gut tells me that this has become a permanent fixture of the tech landscape.

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There aren't many high graphical fidelity, professionally developed multiplayer space sims/shooters native for Linux. This is a real loss.

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This all began way back when we started making digital goods palatable and accessible to normies.

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Age (identity by another name) verification faces the same barriers that gaming anticheat has with Linux. They both seek to restrict users in some fashion on an operating system which is fundamentally built around not restricting users.

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Reminds me of high school girls ganging up on one another because they think she's prettier.

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I also want to point out that I've observed the GamingOnLinux Steam group march past 6100 over the last few days (6130s now). It usually just sits steady around a relatively fixed headcount. When that group grows, it seems to predict a subsequent growth in Steam Linux usage. fwiw

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Forecasting a drop back to the high 3~% range next month. This kind of sudden change certainly looks anomalous along the greater trend. Glad to be a part of this growth though. 🐧

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