I have not used Ubuntu enough to say I have a bad experience with it. I know of Snap being effectively a proprietary store (a dumb feature) and Canonicals has a bad reputation for being like the Microsoft of GNU+Linux.

Linux Mint offers the pros of Ubuntu but with the cons of like-Microsoft decision removed, why would I consider Ubuntu?

I’ve used Logical Increments in the past and found it very useful to meet a budget. Now I aim for “price to performance” sweet spots (since GPU prices have been crazy I’m now well overdue for a new GPU).

Both CPU manufactures are changing their naming schemes (to make it difficult to know what it is, I wish this was hyperbole). GPU manufactures also make some weird choice on naming GPUs (same-name GPU with different VRAM). Reading/watching reviews of specific parts will likely be the best way to know what you aught to buy.

If you’re confident in your technical knowledge or want to then narrow down your choices then I would recommend watching videos from:

• (GPU, CPU, Case) Gamers Nexus
• (GPU, CPU, Case, Monitor) Hardware Unboxed and Monitors Unboxed.

For a casual overview of CPUs/GPUs video review I’d recommend something like Linus Tech Tips (even with the prior controversy).

That layer shows it doesn’t make sense to start on your original layer, so let’s stop that common line of though too? I can’t talk to everyone so this card is currently a single target, negation and destruction :)

I mostly agreed on the other paragraph. Just that friends can not understand but still be supportive, and sad you’re not there for games (which are more important than the public would agree).

To pretend they have a choice is what the “free will” assumption is all about - but everything everything else you said was logical.

Though I would disagree about how life changing it can be to stop or not play a video game. It has not been easy for my best friends to understand all the reasons why I can no longer play certain games with them or refuse to play new ones (I use Linux and won’t dual boof Windows, I’d rather play open source game and use open source communication software).

Not sure why your intuition would go there, I can imagine situations where the caller would feel/be threatened if they didn’t remain anonymous. After hearing about people suing for helping them in emergency situations and police abusing people’s rights to get evidence then if I felt I had to report something I’d want to remain anonymous.

How often does it end up saving peoples lives though?

Did you pay for this game?

(Edit: just asking, not making a point)

“DRM” as in digital restrictions management I assume.

Furthermore you can mix GPL and AGPL licensed code, each part retaining their license. So you can include someone’s GPL code in a new AGPL project (or vice versa). It’s stated in the GPLv3 license under “Use with the GNU Affero General Public License”.

I’d like to know about that too.

I imagine you’re aware but GPL doesn’t directly prevent corps from using your code (just often done because their code is often propriety). They can use it legally as part of their own GPL licensed code or when they are offering software as a service (they don’t distribute the binary, it’s running on their server). In that case where your code could be running on a server then the AGPL would be preferable if giving software freedom to their users is part of your goals.

If the Computer Science Degree is open source that means I can redistribute it.

Tracked Steam games working on Linux Mint since I started > 4 years ago (from my final, successful attempt to stop using Windows).

[Edit: only loaded Sea of Thieves and then never played it because it required a M$ account - wish I asked for a refund]

Not found a better OS for me than Mint :)

“Sober is a new way to play Roblox” . . . So, everyone was playing drunk before? Geeze, most of them are under age! - Purple Library Guy

If you’re an adult and want to use this to play a game, your choice. I hope this doesn’t help Roblox reach more children though.

Ah I see, thanks for the info.

Presumably some games at some point needed the user to update the kernel for an updated AMD driver?

Sapphire have some pros but I’m not sure Linux is one of them. They release programs for Windows (like controlling LED colors) and do not release an equivalent on Linux (and it’s not open source).

nvidia has released opensource kernel level drivers

"Not every GPU is compatible with the open-source GPU kernel modules.

For cutting-edge platforms such as NVIDIA Grace Hopper or NVIDIA Blackwell, you must use the open-source GPU kernel modules. The proprietary drivers are unsupported on these platforms." - developer.nvidia.com

Only 9 years after AMD, and 13 years after Linus said “fuck you Nvidia” during a talk for being such a difficult company to work with.

I’m trying to cut back on proprietary software until I’m only using free software but I make a small exception for some games (usually bought by friends, or to play with them).

I doubt that literally is a significant concern.

When I can’t join others is when I hear confusion as to why I use GNU+Linux, and disappointment when I refuse to use Windows to play a certain game.