The availability of a gamer’s software of choice (be it the games we play, or apps we use) makes the transition from Windows to Linux that much easier. And I believe, having it finally available through their website right next to the Mac and Windows builds, makes all the difference.
Why has Pull Request #835 raised the ire of so many free software advocates? Because Audacity had the... errr... well... audacity to introduce opt-in telemetry collection into the application.
Many-a-FOSS developer finds even the mere suggestion of telemetry collection to be an affront to the very concept of software freedom. I, however, have always believed that it's not only valid but--if done ethically--could be a valuable resource for the community at large.
Let's talk about the good, the bad, and the weird about Audacity's decision and how we as observers could help them make better decisions.
The pull request in question: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/835 This link is provided for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. DO NOT BRIGADE THIS PULL REQUEST!!!
https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/07/audacity_telemetry/
https://puri.sm/posts/audacity-telemetry-and-why-free-software-means-better-privacy/
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In this episode I review BattleBlock Theater.
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In this episode I review Eets Munchies for Linux and SteamOS.
You can find this game for Linux through any of these fine retailers:
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When you're using the GNOME Disk utility, you're actually modifying the filesystem configuration file /etc/fstab, the following link will explain what every option does in /etc/fstab.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab#Options
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By popular demand, here are ten fun and silly predictions about Linux gaming in 2017.
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# What are your machines specs?
Office Rig:
* AMD Ryzen 7 1800x
* MSI Pro Series X370 SLI PLUS
* AMD RX VEGA 64
* GSkill Ripjaw V DDR4 8GB x4 (32 GB)
* Fractal Design Define R9 Case
* Manjaro GNOME
Living Room Gaming Rig:
* ASUS X99-E-10G WS
* Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.2GHz
* NVidia Titan X (Pascal)
* DDR4 Corsair Vengeance RGB 8GB x8 (64GB)
Backup Rig
* System76 Thelio Minor
* AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
* DDR4 16GB RAM
* Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 4GB
Home Server:
* ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
* AMD FX 6300 at 3.5 GHz
* Nvidia GTX 750 1GB
* DDR3 20 GB RAM
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Check out this fun little mobile-style game in Ubuntu's Snap repo!
sudo snap install ohmygiraffe
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# What are your machines specs?
Office Rig:
* AMD Ryzen 7 1800x
* MSI Pro Series X370 SLI PLUS
* AMD RX VEGA 64
* GSkill Ripjaw V DDR4 8GB x4 (32 GB)
* Fractal Design Define R9 Case
* Manjaro GNOME
Living Room Gaming Rig:
* ASUS X99-E-10G WS
* Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.2GHz
* NVidia Titan X (Pascal)
* DDR4 Corsair Vengeance RGB 8GB x8 (64GB)
Backup Rig
* System76 Thelio Minor
* AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
* DDR4 16GB RAM
* Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 4GB
Home Server:
* ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
* AMD FX 6300 at 3.5 GHz
* Nvidia GTX 750 1GB
* DDR3 20 GB RAM
Funky Choon (a.k.a. The Linux Gamer Theme Song) by Brothers Nylon https://youtu.be/njrIkXpB7oU
This Work is protected under the Authoral Integrity License (AIL): https://github.com/heavyelement/ail/