Quoting: GuestWhy?

Many reasons really. Here is one C developer putting it in more detail: https://dpc.pw/still-in-love-with-rust [External Link]

I'd highlight this part:

I loved the simplicity and minimalism, I loved the flexibility and control, but I couldn't stand primitivism and lack of modern features.

That's exactly how I feel about C, when I work with it :) I'd take Rust over C any time.

To put it differently. If you need to support an existing project - fine. But if you are making a new one (like here switching to another language), don't start it in C or C++. Start it in Rust.

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Quoting: GuestAlso, games bought and played through Proton would count as a Linux sale.

Again, this is not inherently defined by Proton. For instance you can buy and download a game from GOG (using a regular browser), and then play it with Proton. It would be attributed to Linux if the browser you used has a Linux user agent.

Attributing something to Linux usage depends on the store methodology, not on Proton itself, and that doesn't in any way define its relationship to Wine.

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Now they're part of Microsoft, I'm sure some felt like they might suddenly drop Linux support.

It's a very likely outcome for their future games, not so much for their current commitments.

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Rust would be better than C. That said, what about using upstream driver for Steam Controller instead of userspace USB hacks?

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And no promised DRM-free release still.

Regarding missing Linux releases, another one is We Happy Few.

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Quoting: liamdaweWell Proton by itself would just be included in the Wine question. Since Proton is essentially a version of Wine with additions.

Yep, that was my main point above. But some said they want to differentiate stock Wine and Proton. So may be it should be more clear in the question, when it means either of them. I.e. like "Wine and derivatives".

Quoting: liamdaweSteam Play on the other hand is rather specific.

That's fine as long as it's clear that question about Wine includes Proton.

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By the way, it's better to ask about Proton specifically, since not everyone who is using Proton is using Steam Play. I'm not using Proton for instance, but @adamhm for example is using it in his scripts for GOG games.

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Quoting: LuticusYea, Proton I view differently than wine as Proton still counts as a Linux sale.

This has nothing to do with Wine and Proton though, but with who and how is counting it. I.e. Proton is Wine regardless of that.

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Quoting: dpanter

When was the last time you used Wine to play a Windows game?

I think the answers here will be very different depending on how people interpret Wine to also include Proton. Perhaps rephrase, or add another question?

Proton is Wine with modifications, so it includes it. I don't think it's confusing to ask just about Wine.

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Nice to see stable growth of AMD GPUs usage.

Also interesting to note the rising usage of Wine and dropping dualbooting. It must be related to all the latest Wine, dxvk and Proton progress.

Some suggestions. Can you please make an option to toggle off all graphs in a single trends section? For instance using graphs with all GPUs is almost impossible (there are so many), if you want to focus just on a small subset. I had to manually switch off many from a huge list, sifting through them all. It would be useful to be able to turn all off, and then gradually enable them back for only those that you want to analyze.

Also, it would be very useful to see total amount of users in the month value in trends (in the tooltip), not just percentages. It gives the data more meaning.

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