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On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 05:54:46 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <va9876$qcj0$1@dont-email.me>:

> On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:41:21 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>> On 8/22/24 10:23 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> 
>>> Windows, Apple OS X, even BeOS ... all got the idea that you must tie
>>> the GUI inextricably into the OS kernel, possibly for “efficiency”
>>> reasons or to enforce common GUI standards or something.
>>> 
>>> Meanwhile the *nix folks blithely cruised on with their 1980s-based
>>> keep- the-GUI-as-a-separate-modular-layer idea.
>>> 
>>> And guess what: that turned out to be a much more versatile and
>>> future-
>>> proof architecture.
>> 
>> Yes ... but not so great for "gaming" ...
> 
> Actually, it’s working great for gaming, as the Steam Deck proves.

Great strides have been made with proton -- I can play Starfield, Elite
Dangerous Odyssey, Borderlands 3, and Tiny Tina's Wonderland.

People who say you can't game on Linux haven't been keeping up
with the times...

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