wisplike_sustainer

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Performance and stability seems to be at the same level it was under windows 10/11. Can't say nothing about standard compliance, nor do I really care in the end.

I'm kinda sure I wasn't missing functionality, either. Then again, my card is old GTX, so DLSS not working is not because of drivers.

ETA: Hibernation requires swap space. Yes, swap file is viable alternative to partition, but I already had a swap partition, albeit too small. Even with partitioning aside, enabling hibernation is tedious compared to windows, where it's literally ten clicks, five with keyboard and five with mouse. And on linux it requires a lot of "rooting around".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Surprisingly enough, nvidia drivers turned out to be the easy part.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For background, my first linux was debian in late 90's. I went through gentoo to ubuntu, until I got mac for work about a decade ago. By then my home rig was single booting windows.

So, given my history with debian, I started with ubuntu, only to realize I don't like its current state. Next up was pop_os, because it's heavily recommended for gaming. After some time I came to conclusion, that everything I know about linux on desktop is badly outdated, so I might as well go heavy and try arch. I chickened out, though, and went with manjaro. It's actually quite nice, save for that hibernation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (7 children)

Normal users are not going to root around in the registry and twiddle things to mske the OS treat them with respect.

I absolutely agree with you, and this statement is absurd, given the context.

Recently I decided to try out gaming with linux. What was planned to be a weekend project turned into multiweek project, and it included a lot of "rooting around" to get things working the way I wanted them to. Maybe it's linux treating me with respect, when I have to start planning for hibernation when I'm partitioning the drive. Maybe it isn't.

(Aside, Valve has done great work with proton. It's time to reconsider, if games are keeping you from switching over.)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's an online multiplayer FPS, and I don't like getting my ass kicked when I'm not on the clock.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can’t even remember the last time I pirated a game.

I do. 2008, Sims 2. I owned a legit copy, but the DRM was too much of a hassle, plus I didn't want my kids to scratch the discs. So I pirated a playable, child-proof version.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I almost got a bingo by checking off things I've muttered to myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The inverse is often true thanks to Linus’s Law.

The article you linked seems to suggest that Linus's Law is a mere suggestion, at best.

No one is suggesting that open source is inherently less secure, just that the vulnerabilities are easier to find, and thus easier to get exploited. For a third party reviewer there's a lot of incentive not to report bugs they would find in banking software.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If your software makes your clients' life easier and your internal operations cheaper/faster/whatever, it's a competitive advantage. Why would you give it away? Corporate greed or healthy competition, I suppose, depending on your point of view.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Seems you're not the only one, as some cargo pants have "smart phone pockets". I've a pair of those, and at least iPhone 12 Pro fits.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Distro developers were notified a month ago. At least Redhat and Debian have have published fixed versions. This is common procedure.

view more: next ›