Quoting: DuncWhile I agree that on a “consumer”-oriented distro nobody should ever have to install from source, I can't understand the attitude that refuses to learn. You might find it useful or interesting in the future.

I can understand, not everyone has the patience to do it, but for Linux users that's a good skill to have. Unlike Windows, Linux very much encourages stuff to be open source. And if you want to get access to something before it's packaged and released, building yourself is an option.

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Quoting: GuestNice idea but requiring the user to build from source is an instant turn off for me. Just package it up in one of the universal formats and distribute it properly. I'm not installing anything I have to build myself

You don't need to build from source, but one developer can't package for every distro. Ask your distro developers to package it for you if you need it.

And as a side note, you should learn how to build things from source and use that. You might need it in the future.

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Quoting: ArehandoroWell, not really. Debian sid is still on the kernel 4.19

And freeze just ended, so that's the result of it.

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Oh, the site just got a dark theme? Nice!

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Still playing The Witcher 3 in Wine/dxvk. It's a very long game.

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Quoting: Mountain ManCopyrights and IPs must be vigorously protected, or they can be forfeited by default. That's just how the law works.

Trademark on a common term shouldn't even exist in the first place. They didn't create the name, so it's not theirs to claim.

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Quoting: ArehandoroYes, of course, it would have to be Testing or sid.

Testing and Sid usually have up to date Mesa and kernel, so I don't think Debian need to do anything special about it. The only exception are freeze periods (one just has ended), and in such case you better build the kernel and Mesa yourself or install whatever is uploaded to experimental. May be providing Mesa and kernel in experimental more consistently during the freeze could be useful.

What would be an improvement, is if Mesa would make more frequent releases. Current release cycle is way too long.

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MS swallowed them. Will they still make Linux games in the future?

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I hope they'll support positioning too, including for Valve Index.

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Quoting: ShmerlInterestingly, according to Supraland developer, he can't see split per OS for GOG purchases [External Link].

Urgh, that’s terrible :(. The main reason why I buy so many games is to support Linux gaming. If the devs have no idea people buy their games for Linux, I might as well stop buying them. Or go back to Steam :(.

I posted this question in the official Linux FAQ thread on GOG. Their recent communication is abysmal though, since the times @linuxvangog has left. I'll try to reach their support directly with this question. May be if Liam tries, they'll pay more attention?

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