I meant in the sense that will distros as a whole drop support for games that use 32bit packages? Will proton and wine stop supporting 32bit games, etc etc
My question was predicated upon the fact that Steam is a market mover, and what are the downstream ramifications of this transition.
What does this mean for GOG games? I have some old games that I’m running through Lutris.
by boxes I just mean, linux computers for those who just use a browser to go on the internet. Those users, they don’t have to adopt the Linux philosophy.
But for people who are actively coming to linux, I wish they would come with an appreciation for the ethos of FOSS.
I’m flattered you think I have something of value to say, but what I’ve learned in life is that you can’t convince people of anything unless they want to be convinced. And ego plays a big role in that.
If you go and even imply to someone, “you’re using computers wrong,” or “there is a better way,” depending on their relationship with you, their ego will kick in: what is this guy talking about, I’ve been using computers for x years and I have it do everything I want it to. Just nod along
I don’t want usage adoption; I want philosophical adoption which will lead to usage adoption.
I want users to appreciate that they own their software. I want them to realize the importance of being able to inspect and use your software as you see fit (within reason).
I want people to realize the dangers of walled gardens, and opaque black boxes that are doing who knows what.
I hope that makes sense; I get confused and worried when people just push adoption. I’d rather people migrate because they believe in FOSS, and then setup linux boxes for their non-tech family members as a means of protecting them.
I have a lot to say on this…but the words just aren’t coming out right now. I guess I need to get in the right frame of mind.
In defense of Graphene for the first point:
Graphene has a pin scrambler, so the numbers are in a different position everytime you have to enter them.
It isn’t hard at all to get used to it, and it circumvents the pattern recognition bit.
Fingerprint unlock…that’s a different discussion especially with biometrics not being protected under the law, but for first unlock you always have to enter in a pin
Quickly looking at my phone, you can enter in a passphrase (though personally I think that’s too cumbersome). There’s also a swipe option, I THINK that might be pattern, but I’m not sure. I can’t test it, because it means deleting the already in place measures, and I don’t wnat to do that at the moment.
I don’t know enough about other points to comment on it.
There’s another post saying it’ll cost $1900; I’m willing to pay more but that is way too much.
Out of options, I’m genuinely considering the Fairphone 6+ now.
I will still wait until the price is officially announced, but I’m not too optimistic.