I wish more games on Humble Bundle were DRM free. Fewer and fewer games published there are DRM free, especially with their bundles :(

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This actually surprises me a bit. But, considering the Wine developers deciding on whether to drop Ubuntu 19.10 support, this decision makes more sense.

Perhaps this is the thing that makes Canonical re-evaluate their decision to drop 32-bit multilib support.

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Quoting: GuestWindows also uses a sort of virtualisation or container technology for 32bit applications, which is really what Canonical are suggesting here to do as well. I'd wait and see how well that works first, or if perhaps Canonical make it easier to access from within Ubuntu.

I have no doubt that Windows uses container technology. That container might as well be a colander though, for all the good it does to protect the core OS from nasty software.

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Quoting: ShmerlBut LTS distros are really not as good for desktop use case. Their main target audience are servers.

That's not entirely accurate, though I can understand your reasoning. The non-LTS releases of Ubuntu are best thought of as development snapshots for the next LTS. If a major change is going to occur in Ubuntu, it will occur on a non-LTS release. The LTS is intended for more conservative users that don't like rapid change

From the Ubuntu Wiki [External Link]:

Enterprise Focused: We are targeting server and multiple desktop installations, where the average user is moderately risk averse.

That said...

Quoting: ShmerlThat's why many gamers use rolling or more frequently than LTS release distros. For the most part, games work OK with them.

Indeed, many gamers are accustomed to risk, and want the shiniest and latest and greatest in life. Otherwise why would we game? :wink:

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Quoting: ShmerlStandard Debian stable would feel too outdated, since it has a longer release cycle than Ubuntu itself.

Not really. Debian Stable and Ubuntu LTS have had roughly the same release cadence of 2 years. In fact Debian 10 is only a few weeks away.

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Quoting: ElectricPrismI thought Ubuntu had expanded their IoT interest within the last few years and that enough IoT used 32-bit, am I mistaken that 32-bit still has many use cases?

Most IoT devices are ARM based, and not x86/amd64 based. This decision does not affect ARM devices.

Quoting: ShmerlMy recommendation - move to a distro that doesn't plan to drop x86_32 multiarch, and do it already today, not when Ubuntu will cut you off for good.

For now, Debian seems to be the best choice if you want to stick to a .deb-based OS. After all, Ubuntu is just a downstream derivative of Debian, and fairly similar. Debian will continue to support 32-bit software and installs for the forseeable future. If 32-bit Debian installs do go away, I sincerely doubt they will drop support for 32-bit software overnight.

I wouldn't move to an Ubuntu-based derivative like Mint, though, because the decisions that affect Ubuntu will affect those derivatives.

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This looks like a platform fighter like Smash Bros crossed with Maniac Mansion.

Not really sold on the character design, however.

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Yay! Insta-subscribed to the OGG feed. A weekly recap podcast is just what i like.

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I've been getting back into playing CrossCode. It came out a few months ago and I never got around to finishing it.

Also this is a bit of an odd ball but I'm playing GCompris with my preschooler. He is at that age where he can learn to use a keyboard and mouse, and GCompris is perfect for him.

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Embrace. Extend. Extinguish.

Some things never change.

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