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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Valve's plan to bring SteamOS to more devices is a promising sign if you want to stop gaming on Windows (www.pcguide.com)

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Even gamers nexus' Steve today said that they're about to start doing Linux games performance testing soon. It's happening, y'all, the year of the Linux desktop is upon us. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

Edit: just wanted to clarify that Steve from GN didn't precisely say they're starting to test soon, he said they will start WHEN the steam OS releases and is adopted. Sorry about that.

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[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yep. I recently started using bluesky and it's filled with linux hate posts farming likes. People just complaining about random things that don't even make sense.

I believe fomo is a real thing. Even if one doesnt play fortnite or valorant or kernel level shit, they still are afraid of missing out. So unless and until Microsoft goes bankrupt, I doubt Linux will replace it.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Man that's sad, because I was considering it just because it had a stronger "Network Effect" than Mastodon.

That FOMO is pretty real though. These multiplayer service games are a flash in the pan sometimes, where once their heyday is over, they become "Hey remember that old game?" and there might be some reverse-engineered private servers running from like, Lithuania, with 4 people online after that lol.

I feel this pretty hard with Helldivers 2. I had a BLAST with the first game! Loved it! And apparently this one is good too!

But Sony is determined to be Sony, and it's got kernel-level requirements, so nope, I'm missing out. It does suck, because before all the drama I really looked forward to it. It genuinely looks fun. I see my friends playing it. Oh well.

Watching Arcane made me almost wanna fire up League of Legends again, but once they announced their anti-cheat, I quit forever. (Probably for the best, let's be honest lol.)

So yeah with an OS, I think people feel like some killer app will come out and if they're not running a system it was tailor-made for, they'll miss out on it entirely.