• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    If only SteamOS was made generally available.
    And I honestly prefer the non-terminal solutions that are generally in Windows.

    Users here generally seem to forget that
    1: Not all users are power users
    2: Professional software is generally not developed for Linux but either Windows or Mac. Linux is an afterthought
    3: Not all programs run as you’d need it to. Wine and Proton can work for single use but I don’t see daily activity going very well with it.

    For downvoters on point 3 saying they do it:
    I tried the EA launcher with Proton on the SteamDeck. It’s a hacky solution and in general a not supported environment. Good luck getting help from EA if something goes wrong.
    This also applies to general work environments: HPE (server brand of HP) for example denies support if it sees a non-HPE product that may interfere with your support case. They ask you to remove it and then send another support file.

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      1 year ago

      2: Professional software is generally not developed for Linux but either Windows or Mac. Linux is an afterthought

      Really depends. E.g. Houdini, Blender and Nuke are Linux-first as Linux took over IRIX’s market share, and generally that of Unix workstations.

      All three predate Windows 95, the whole PC and Windows platform back then was considered cheap toys for accounting and management, not serious computing.

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        1 year ago

        Good to know. It also depends highly on the industry, industry age (e.g. 3D modeling isnt 300 years old) and target group.
        Buuuut I need to say it…

        Generally

        I wrote that word for a meaning. ;)