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  • Which part(s) of systemd is pipewire meant to replace?

  • he thinks it’s success is entirely due to his decisions and beliefs

    Hate to be the one to draw a parallel, but this is the same mindset Spez has and why he justifies the choices he made with Reddit.

  • I’m expecting they will introduce some online service like GTA Online along with a slew of micro transactions to make up the budget. I can’t really say why but I’m getting the feeling this will be a always-online game

  • Coolest shit I’ve ever pulled off happened on a sick day

  • Most of these stores sell your data to third parties and do that just for profits.

    Sure. But until you bring some proof that Valve is actually selling my financial data, I'm going to chalk this up to baseless claims. So far, all the proof you've provided has been a hysterical article that cites Valve's own ToS and Privacy Policy and makes claims that Valve is basically operating the exact same way as all other digital storefronts do when consumers make purchases online. It also claimed that Valve is tracking my internet history citing a reddit thread with multiple comments debunking the claim.

    What data was recorded when you bought your linux?

    That depends. I use actual RHEL quite a bit considering it's what I'm familiar with and what's used in my workplace. Before I could setup any of my personal servers that use RHEL9, I had to provide all the exact same information you requested. My laptop is running FreeBSD, which cost me nothing considering it's not sold in a storefront. Not sure what you're getting at with this unless this is once again some false equivalence.

    Look, I'm all for moving away from Steam if there's an actual compelling reason to do so. Valve doing illegal shit that no one's reported is certainly a legitimate reason for me to move off the platform, but neither you nor the only other person in this thread claiming Valve is the literal devil have provided any legitimate reasons not to use the platform. If all it takes is a hysterical article with some bogus claims and bold text for you change how you consume products, I got this huge bridge to sell you.

  • Great anecdote, but that doesn't change the fact that any storefront that processes digital purchases and handles currency is going to require payment information and is essentially required to record that info to stay in compliance with federal regulations. At least here in the US where Valve is based. So remind us all what your argument here is?

  • I need these for a scientific research,

    Lol. So you're go-to argument for this is false equivalence. Steam is a digital storefront. Vavle can't process digital payments without that information.

    Also, research funding is a very real thing and anyone requiring funding is using an actual payment processor (Stripe, PayPal, Wire/ACH) which is going to require that information anyway.

    Do you operate a payment processing company? Where can I find your privacy and compliance policy? Why do I need to send my financial credentials directly to you (an individual)?

    Yeah that argument falls apart very quickly when we apply real-world policies to your hamstrung argument.

  • That has nothing to do with the multiple different meanings of the word "rights". Plus anyone spending any significant amount of time in a legal field is going to have a much different interpretation than what you're implying here. That's why I said you should have been explicit with what you meant.

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    Reviewing has become a nightmare of sifting through under-documented kernel code trying to decide if this new feature won't break all the other features. Getting reviews is an unpleasant process of negotiating with demands for further cleanups, trying to figure out if a review comment is based in experience or unfamiliarity, and wondering if the silence means anything.
    
    
      

    Damn I feel that

  • XFS has been the default file system for RHEL since RHEL 7. A lot of places typically roll with defaults there, so it makes sense to see it still widely used.

  • All good. Just wanted to add that its nice we can have this convo without insulting eachother lol.

  • I'm not defending their activities; I was looking for clarification on what the OP was claiming. My last sentence summary is essentially that.

  • Sure, but in that case it should absolutely be specified what type of "right" we're referring to. I'm guessing this falls in category of moral rights? They're breaking our moral rights by operating the same way each other digital storefront does.

  • Which storefront do you use to buy games? And does it accept crypto or something?

  • that infringes on your right

    Which one(s)? Very interested to know if Valve is breaking the law by operating their digital storefront.

  • Cool article, but it bases most of its claims off Valve’s ToS for steam, their privacy policy, and an old Reddit post that has multiple people disputing its claims in comments. So no actual traffic snooping or any individual research into what the application is actually doing.

    Yea they’re definitely going to store purchase-related information (Name, Address, Cc info, etc.), just about every digital storefront does. Where’s the actual danger at?

  • Yea but you can always git pop if you need any of your stashed changes

  • git stash my friend

  • I sure do wish I could just ask for an XPS lol. This post was meant to guide a future purchase though. The biggest reason I'm looking at an M1 is the performance but more importantly the battery life. Like I mentioned in the OP, I ran a lot of shit at work and only need to charge the M1 once a week. Is there an XPS that can handle a load similar to what I've shared (a couple dozen docker containers, 2+ JetBrains IDEs, OBS, etc.) and still not die on me after a day?