Quoting: ziabicePlease, don't forget to write to Marek about the wiki and the drirc settings (from the original ML message)

I think he already knows about the wiki.

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Quoting: SirBubblesI can't install most of these packages without removing a whole lot of vital stuff. Anyone else having luck on ubuntu 16.10?
I'm using NVIDIA, I realise this screws up my chances of successfully using this mesa ppa. Only just caught onto that. Sorry.

There is no point for you to use Mesa then, since Nouveau lacks reclocking and can't be used with high performance. If you want to test Mesa, the best thing is to get AMD GPU.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyThey can be hit with anti-trust pretty hard if they'd do that.

Maybe in the EU. Antitrust in the United States is effectively a dead letter at the moment. The monopolists have the richest lobbyists, and the richest lobbyists rule the US, ergo no antitrust enforcement.[/quote]Yeah, it's pretty corrupt. But sometimes stuff works in courts.

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Józef Kucia took a break, so there were no DX11 support improvements. I hope he is still working for Codeweavers.

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Quoting: elbuglioneThe only real problem of VALVe is not knowing how to choose GOOD partners ...
If these partners did not meet the launch promises for their platform, VALVe should have been much tougher with these

I think Dell/Alienware were ready with their Steam Machines way before Valve were in any production ready state with SteamOS. In fact it caused them to start selling them with Windows as "Alpha" consoles. So whose fault is that? Hardware wasn't the issue by any means.

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Quoting: ShmerlValve's weak point is marketing.

Yes, sure.
VALVe's fault

We are talking about Steam Machines. It is Valve's fault they didn't market them at all.

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Quoting: etonbearsEven Valve, a company that seems to have a good reason to promote Linux, has very deep pockets, and requires the consent of only one person ( Gabe Newell owns over 50% of voting stock ), has really not spent the money necessary to move the market; possibly out of concern that Valve would get into a pissing contest with Microsoft.

Valve's weak point is marketing. They utterly failed to push their Steam Machines. I really don't get why they treated their hardware partners that way. They don't have anything to fear from MS. If MS let's say goes, and bans Steam from Windows, so many people will be outraged, that MS will quickly back from that decision, otherwise risking a lot of people switching to Linux.

May be it was always just a leverage tool, and not a serious project? Though that would be pretty weird, and again very bad towards their hardware partners.

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Quoting: Metallinatus

Quoting: ShmerlWhat stops anyone from partnering with Dell, and making them provide Linux options on all their models, and not just on a couple of laptops? I agree though it requires money. I'd also like to see KDE used for such purpose.

Honestly, if someone tried that, Microsoft would strike back their own deal with Dell to keep it from happening....

They can be hit with anti-trust pretty hard if they'd do that. The only way they get away with their crazy Windows tax now, is their claim that they don't force manufacturers to bundle Windows. If they'll try to force Dell, there is a straightforward way to hit them back.

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Quoting: etonbears[But, when was the last time you saw a flashy ad on TV ( or anywhere else ) for Linux? "Ordinary" people are much more attuned to wanting things that are advertised to them as aspirational than as a matter of good sense.

What stops anyone from partnering with Dell, and making them provide Linux option on all their models, and not just on a couple of laptops? I agree though it requires money. I'd also like to see KDE used for such purpose.

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Quoting: etonbearsFor GOG.com they position Galaxy as an integral part of their strategy for releasing future CDPR games, while also having a goal of releasing multiple non-CDPR Galaxy-enabled games each year. Part of me can't help wondering if, as the owner of a digital distributor, they will go the direction of EA and only sell future CDPR games on their own platform. One might also speculate they pulled Witcher 3 on Linux and MacOS until they can release a galaxy-enabled version on GOG, and not have to pay Valve 30% of a rather small profit.

There is no point for them to limit reach of their games by selling them through GOG only - it will only reduce their profits.

And I don't think lack of Galaxy for Linux affected their TW3 Linux efforts. That's just a very minor question in comparison.

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