Notices by Linux For Everyone (linux4everyone@fosstodon.org), page 5

@paperreaper You win the award for geekiest weekend plans! (This is a compliment)

@Wiulinu @terminaltrove This looks like an awesome resource. Thanks!

@cmccullough OK, stay sane over there and good luck!

You have any cool projects or distro installs planned for this weekend?

Also, it's troubling that he's straight up abusing the definition of "Freeware."

I never jumped on the Microsoft hate train. Never endorsed the whole "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" thing. I kept an open mind. I stayed pragmatic.

But THIS? This feels like the line in the sand for me.

➡️ “…With respect to content that is already on the open web, the social contract of that content since the ’90s has been that it is fair use. Anyone can copy it, recreate with it, reproduce with it. That has been freeware, if you like. That’s been the understanding." ⬅️

https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-web-content-freeware-443775

@COSMIC_desktop Thank you, much appreciated!

@mmstick @COSMIC_desktop Oh, nice! And thanks for chiming in. I'm trying to get back up to speed :D

@COSMIC_desktop

@twojays

@tical I'm excited about Cosmic. When I stopped doing this channel/podcast, it was barely an idea!

As for NixOS, I'll slap this good luck charm on the desk ;-)

OK, so back to the gaming laptop and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Does that massive 37% performance hit scale down as expected when lowering resolution and quality?

I reduced the output to 720p on my gaming laptop and switched to the Medium quality preset to somewhat mirror the Steam Deck test.

I'm now seeing a performance hit of 19% when enabling Game Mode. I still think it should be considerably less on hardware this powerful 🤔

Thoughts?

More testing required!

(thanks for the idea @root)

Keep them coming, and thank you!
https://fosstodon.org/@Linux4Everyone/112684521750928333

@Linux4Everyone and please look into atomic desktops like @fedora and my current os @UniversalBlue !
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@frameworkcomputer @twojays @fedora @UniversalBlue OK listen, this is important: Just the fact that you have a feature matrix like this makes me want to support you.

It's seriously appreciated. Might seem minor to you guys, but it's a thoughtful touch way more hardware manufacturers should consider.

@LinuxRenaissance Hyprland looks absolutely delicious.

@bragefuglseth This definitely wasn't around circa 2021, was it? Thanks for sharing.

@fooxl @organicmaps Hey, great suggestion!

@twojays @fedora @UniversalBlue @frameworkcomputer Ah! I'm currently using Bazzite on my personal laptop, which is a custom gaming-focused image based on Universal Blue. Fantastic software, especially when you put it on a handheld gaming device.

(And a @frameworkcomputer has been on my wishlist for years)

@themrallen Brilliant! Exactly the kind of stuff I'm looking for, because it's exactly the kind of tool I'd use personally. Thanks for sharing.