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[–] 5 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Vivaldi is closed source "we pinky promise" proprietary software?

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

    Yeah, just like Steam and World of Warcraft, don't you use them? What's your point? Should I leave a similar comment under the Steam guide you posted?

    I personally think it's a little more nuanced than open source = always good, proprietary = always bad.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I agree with your overall sentiment, but your examples are kinda strange. There are so many viable open source browsers out there, but how many open source video game markets with AAA games are around?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Isn't "viable" subjective though? If you are allowed to deem open source games not viable, then isn't it a bit hypocritical to judge people for deeming open source browsers not viable, for their personal criteria?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Everyone draws the line somewhere, that’s exactly why I said I agree with your sentiment. I’m not the type of guy that only uses specific hardware because the BIOS/UEFI fw is open source.

    Steam isn’t a game though, is there an alternative to Steam that’s open source?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Steam has many features that can be looked at separately, but at its core it's a package manager. So I would argue an open source alternative comes preinstalled with any Linux distro.

    You can find, install, and update games with e.g. Discover or Synaptic.

    I don't think many Steam users would consider them viable alternatives though.

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