I think an Arch/Void/Gentoo challenge just for him (no oponent, just to get it working with everything he needs) is what he should do now… make the fucker sweat a little 😂.
“Compile from source 🤨? WTF is that?.. oh, you make the thingies that work in the OS from that thingie no one understands except the developers 😬… OK, let’s give it a try”… dependency errors all around… “OK, that’s it, I’m out!”
While this would be funny to watch, it wouldn’t help Linux at all, quite the opposite actually because many have the impression of Linux in exactly that way.
So something like this would have to have a huge asterisk and constant clarification that this is “not the general state of Linux”
Actually, I think the opposite would be warranted. That Linux challenge was structured as “We’re going home, pulling the SSDs out of our computers, and with only Windows skills and knowledge we’re charging in unassisted and chin-first into using only Linux!”
What if they did a series of videos where Anthony teaches Linus or one of their other personalities how to use Linux as a gaming/productivity/creativity machine?
I would still like the idea of them trying Linux again but maybe with optimized hardware to go with it. Not everyone has special sound software/lighting setup etc
Give them an AMD setup a keyboard mouse and headphones and let them game. Make them work around common issues for real people and not pseudo linuxish streamers.
Give them tech support, be it internally or maybe some Linux content creators and see how that goes. That way we see more than “digitally sign a document, copy files and print” and make it 3 months not just one. Have them run into problems during use not just install once
Oh really? Must have announced that since I stopped watching LMG. She (they?) are still on the show?
I built my gaming rig with Linux in mind, and I went with an extremely average PC, Ryzen 3600/GTX-1080, and everything is working pretty well. It’s not hard to build a computer that works well with Linux, just aim for “very normal.”
As for the “digitally sign a document” chapter of the saga…1. I seem to recall that the challenge was badly designed in several ways. Like, “digitally sign a document” could mean copy-paste a .png of your handwriting, or do PGP encryption stuff, which is a topic society desperately needs to have a conversation about because we’re 30 years into the internet and we’re still faxing medical records but that’s beside the point. That “challenge” also “required” something like uploading a 3GB video file to Slack, and “Watch HDR video” which just outright wasn’t supported and was basically put there as a bad faith fuck you.
I think a series where someone prominent in the gaming/pc enthusiast space who learns Linux with the help of someone from the FOSS enthusiast space would be a worthwhile exercise. I’d love to see more PC gamers trying and successfully adopting Linux, and I’d like to see more Linux veterans excited to offer a friendly and helpful hand. I’d like to see those two communities come together in perhaps a friendlier and more constructive way.
I think an Arch/Void/Gentoo challenge just for him (no oponent, just to get it working with everything he needs) is what he should do now… make the fucker sweat a little 😂.
“Compile from source 🤨? WTF is that?.. oh, you make the thingies that work in the OS from that thingie no one understands except the developers 😬… OK, let’s give it a try”… dependency errors all around… “OK, that’s it, I’m out!”
While this would be funny to watch, it wouldn’t help Linux at all, quite the opposite actually because many have the impression of Linux in exactly that way.
So something like this would have to have a huge asterisk and constant clarification that this is “not the general state of Linux”
He will just do the same thing as last time. He is too lazy to look something up online so he will just give up and say it’s not ready yet.
Exactly. He doesn’t even bother, this thing doesn’t work out of the box = it’s broken.
Actually, I think the opposite would be warranted. That Linux challenge was structured as “We’re going home, pulling the SSDs out of our computers, and with only Windows skills and knowledge we’re charging in unassisted and chin-first into using only Linux!”
What if they did a series of videos where Anthony teaches Linus or one of their other personalities how to use Linux as a gaming/productivity/creativity machine?
Anthony is now Emily
I would still like the idea of them trying Linux again but maybe with optimized hardware to go with it. Not everyone has special sound software/lighting setup etc Give them an AMD setup a keyboard mouse and headphones and let them game. Make them work around common issues for real people and not pseudo linuxish streamers. Give them tech support, be it internally or maybe some Linux content creators and see how that goes. That way we see more than “digitally sign a document, copy files and print” and make it 3 months not just one. Have them run into problems during use not just install once
Oh really? Must have announced that since I stopped watching LMG. She (they?) are still on the show?
I built my gaming rig with Linux in mind, and I went with an extremely average PC, Ryzen 3600/GTX-1080, and everything is working pretty well. It’s not hard to build a computer that works well with Linux, just aim for “very normal.”
As for the “digitally sign a document” chapter of the saga…1. I seem to recall that the challenge was badly designed in several ways. Like, “digitally sign a document” could mean copy-paste a .png of your handwriting, or do PGP encryption stuff, which is a topic society desperately needs to have a conversation about because we’re 30 years into the internet and we’re still faxing medical records but that’s beside the point. That “challenge” also “required” something like uploading a 3GB video file to Slack, and “Watch HDR video” which just outright wasn’t supported and was basically put there as a bad faith fuck you.
I think a series where someone prominent in the gaming/pc enthusiast space who learns Linux with the help of someone from the FOSS enthusiast space would be a worthwhile exercise. I’d love to see more PC gamers trying and successfully adopting Linux, and I’d like to see more Linux veterans excited to offer a friendly and helpful hand. I’d like to see those two communities come together in perhaps a friendlier and more constructive way.