Hopefully we can see more efforts at generalizing phone OSs so they work on most devices, similar to how we have laptops.

The people coming up with these ideas should be lynched.

The difference is how much money they’re making and how they’re spending it.

For pretty much all creators bitching about not getting paid enough, it’s so they can live lavish lifestyles without having to think about what they spend their money on.

Everything.

Piracy is a tool to help reduce the disparity in wealth.

The only time you should buy something that you could pirate is if you can’t find it and you plan on sharing it with everyone else. I call this “taking one for the team.”

No problem.

The hardest part is getting a controller working. I’m not sure what OS you have, but getting a bluetooth controller working properly on Linux can be hit or miss. If you’re on Windows with a USB controller or one with a dongle, it should be much easier. I’m sorry I can’t give direct advice because it will depend on your setup.

Otherwise, just download emulators for the consoles you want, download the games for free at vimm.net, then you’re off to the races. You may have to change some settings, but it shouldn’t be too difficult if you’re willing to look at them and experiment a bit as needed.

You can download the MEGAsync program and go through the process of syncing the folders that hold game saves to an online backup. It’s pretty intuitive to follow the program. You will need to look up where each emulator holds its save data though, because it’s not really standardized.

To get you started, these are some emulators that I recommend with large libraries and stable support:

-PCSX2 for PS2

-Dolphin for Gamecube

-Torzu for Switch

-mGBA for Gameboy Advance

-Duckstation for PS1

-PPSSPP for PSP

There are of course others for different consoles, and even multiple emulators for the same console. Don’t get too hung up on doing things perfectly the first time. Try to get some experience and you’ll see what works for you and what doesn’t.

Start small and work your way up.

I’m not a developer, but I’m guessing a good start would be to try installing it on an old phone if you have one.

See what problems you come across, try to learn what’s going on, share your knowledge with others.

I think I’ve solved the problem of computer gaming.

It’s emulating on a gaming laptop with save data automatically backed up to MEGA.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

I’m glad I stopped expecting logic from you people.

Just so we’re clear, you think news outlets don’t use the word “migrant” in place of “immigrant” when the subject(s) is question are known to be immigrants or trying to immigrate?

A simple yes or no will suffice.

Tired of arguing with you people.

That doesn’t mean he’s correct or has a point, which he doesn’t.

But hey man, you do you. Let people waste your time.

Did they shut down due to a lack of business, or was it the government stepping in and imposing its mandate that everyone else has to follow no matter what?

If it’s the former, good. If it’s the latter, then it’s very bad.

Canada would have a leg to stand on here if it didn’t rely on the US military.

They choose to spend nothing on their military because they know the US will back them up if the need arises.

I fucking hate corporate use of emojis.

Just feels like some businesspeople were convinced it drives up “engagement”, so that’s what their underlings to do.

It makes me sick. I support any and all efforts to remove these ideas and the people who perpetuate them from the free software space.

Sorry you hate it. Thanks for being honest.

I avoid all of those kinds of devices because the price in no way reflects the mediocre hardware that we’ll be getting.

When we can get 4070 Lenovo laptops at Walmart for $1,000, it just doesn’t make sense to be spending a comparable price on something without a fucking GPU.

We’re lining the pockets of businessmen at that point. And don’t be fooled: it’s all business at the end of the day.

I agree with you.

Everyone who is saying that windows isn’t profitable or no longer an important part of microsoft’s business strategy is just a parrot succumbing to the snowball effect.

I’d wager they have enough resources to stave it off for as long as possible, and when they can’t do that anymore they will have a strategy for making money off of their “services” in the linux space.

Microsoft is part of the cabal at this point. Businesses give it money because they’re expected to.

Who is the guy and how did he get that position?

I’m guessing he’s just a businessman that was hired based on connections or “credentials”? Does he have any connection with the free software space at all?

We need to keep scumbags like that as far away from the ecosystem as possible. They are leeches and will take advantage of our ignorance if we let them.

I have practically no respect for the gnome project at this point, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this guy was brought in because the gnome foundation wants to emulate proprietary software companies.

Looking at his list of contributions, he didn’t do much but probably sucked up a fat paycheck.

That makes a lot of sense.

I personally don’t like any kind of big moves in the free software space at this point. Anything that stands the test of time does so because it has the community backing it.

Whenever we put our faith into a company to do the work for us, it always ends up being really expensive and mediocre.

Don’t be fooled into thinking the rules of business stop applying when dealing with a Linux company. These people still care about profit above all else and will never do anything that would get in the way of maximizing it.

There’s a point where we have too many options and the space becomes too fragmented and inconsistent because everyone is doing their own thing instead of improving what others made.

I don’t think we reached that with DEs, but if they don’t maintain this one then it’s kind of going to just be a waste of time and resources that could’ve been spent improving a different one.

Time will tell. DEs are massive undertakings and they have a lot of catch up to do.

I love KDE.

They’re not afraid to add settings, unlike the gnome team.