Thanks to all of Valve's effort with Proton, Steam Deck and their funding of people working on various other bits of Linux code like GPU drivers - the Linux share on Steam as of March 2024 bounced back to a near multi-year high.
  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    141·
    9 months ago

    Serious question, are linux users just as likely to share there system specs for corporate stats?

    Its also the platform for privacy enthusiasts so i think not meaning the actual number is higher then measured.

    • bjorney@lemmy.caEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      Could go either way.

      I ALWAYS share my stats for the steam surveys, because higher Linux market share = better Linux support

    • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Maybe I’m wrong, and I admittedly didn’t read the article, but can’t Valve see if a person is using the Linux runtime or Windows exe without needing to request access to other information? Like it seems like a very basic thing that Valve probably collects by default because it would take effort not to.

      Like when I access a website, it can instantly tell what web browser (and I believe OS, among other things) that I’m using. Unless I’ve gone in and altered my user agent. Why would using Steam be any different?

    • xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Surely there is no way to install steam on linux and download stuff off that installation without revealing that you are doing it on a linux machine. I mean you are either requesting a linux build of the game from their server or you are downloading some wine/proton components or configurations. Right?

      • Soleil (she/her ♀)@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        The info from the Steam Hardware Survey is collected on an opt-in basis. I’m sure Valve has plenty of ways to get this information otherwise, but this specific data set requires acceptance of the terms of the survey.

  • Franklin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    9 months ago

    Sort of a rant but…

    I hate that Discord doesn’t support Linux screen sharing audio by default. I hope more programs start to support feature parity for Linux.

    At the same time I wish there was more I could do to push alternatives forward because it’s quite clear that any profit driven company will succumb to enshitification and I think that Discord perfectly encapsulates that.

    That being said there was no way I could convince my friends or anyone else sign up for Matrix instead of Discord.

    • Sparrow@pawb.socialEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      A bunch of my gaming circle is making the leap to Matrix with the sponsored content that’s coming to Discord and the new vidoeo channels in Element.

      We have a few holdouts still, but I’m hoping they’ll join us eventually.