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UPDATE: I will stop using Linux / PC for 10 months. What do you think will happen in that period? (lemmy.world)
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Long story short, I made a post in '23 August about my predictions for linux in the next 10 months. It has been more than 10 months I am here. Old post here: https://lemmy.world/post/3322139

Here were my predictions:

  • Pop OS 24.04 will be awesome and be the go-to recommendation when it is released
  • SteamOS for PCs will not be released yet
  • Linux market share will be around %2-2.5 in Steam hardware survey
  • Plasma 6 will be released around January and will be a bit buggy, but most rough edges will be smoothed by the next release in 3-4 months
  • NVK will have performance parity with official drivers in certain configurations
  • Wayland will gain wider adoption, even on Nvidia
  • There will be little to no progress in compatibility with current anti-cheat blocked games
  • (bonus, not related to Linux) Web environment integrity will be adopted only in education industry because it is dominated by Chromebooks at least in US.

And the results:

  • Pop OS 24.04 is still not here and even if it was I wouldn't recommend it to anyone yet because their custom DE is still cooking. (incorrect)
  • SteamOS is not released. (Correct)
  • Linux is exactly at %2 on Steam survey right now and was even higher before (Correct)
  • Plasma 6 is in a good shape (correct)
  • I haven't followed NVK development closely but afaik it doesn't offer performance parity at the moment. (incorrect)
  • 2024 has been a good year for Nvidia + Wayland :) (correct)
  • Ah, the anti cheats... <insert it's evolving but backwards meme here> (correct)
  • Web Environment Integrity is dead (incorrect) source: wikipedia

So I got 5/8. Before you ask, no, the "decommision my PC" part didn't work out. That endeavour lasted only 1 and a half month. But I managed to isolate myself from Linux news.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Anti-cheat "compatibility" means allowing software kernel level access and after Crowd strike I think that tide will be turning even on Windows.

Anti-cheat will change. Not Linux IMHO.

[–] CHKMRK 12 points 3 weeks ago

One of the few good things that came from the Crowdstrike disaster

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

there's always the option of an emulator

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure there is. The whole point of these anti-cheat systems is to detect running on modified setups that allow for the injection of code. An emulator is one such system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wine Is Now an Emulator

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

May I ask why you want to do that?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

Its in the original post. To create a distraction less or more less environment to prepare for exams.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Trying to avoid using my PC at all costs was a bad idea, I changed my mind because I had to print stuff😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I print from my phone just fine

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried that, printing worked like %20 of the time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

decoded: printing worked like of the time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, you can always limit the use of using the computer instead if full out not using it for a certain time frame.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

The anticheat thing is a pain

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

i've to stopped ingesting information about the linux ecosystem, experience, status; but i accidentally did it for about 5 years and lemmy is showing me how much i've disconnected myself; it seems like we're both coming back.

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

You will pay 10 months rent