Epic Games Store has a Linux client

I presume this is the fully vibe coded one that they’ve been bragging about?

So given that "Linux goes all in on AI" is a steaming pile of bullshit, can someone tell me which YouTuber I can avoid moving forward? Probably should go ahead and block whatever this website is. But I'm not clicking that clickbait/ragebait link.

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/

I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

Good on Mozilla for finding a way to become more financially independent from Google

LibreOffice and GIMP work fine for me. I've never understood why folks keep complaining about it 🤦

Like some other people here, I really appreciate you voicing your take on the LLMs for coding situation. Sure, we can write code faster, and some may even be able to argue that it is better than human-written code, but the costs to society are simply too large. Ethically, environmentally, sociologically, and economically.I didn't actually know CachyOS was so low on funding that a bump from $200 per month to $850 made a noticeable difference. I've been using them for my main desktops for a while now so I'll definitely send a donation their way.

I'm glad about your takes on generative AI, I believe these issues are often overlooked in favour of the “convenience” it provides to some people when it comes to software development.

(1) No, more KLAC smashed onto Linux is not good at all. As told earlier, it will escalate and now we reached level 2 of the escalation. And since there are these huge holes which cheaters definitely will use, the escalation level 3, 4 and 5 will come for sure, probably an endless fight where all honest gamers will lose. Epic also could just check out kill/dead-ratio at server level and would already ban 95% of all cheaters they ban with KLAC malware.(2) About LLM disclosure: I would suggest a middle-way, don't call the exact model, just "written/co-authored/assisted by LLM" as long as it is not a fully FOSS LLM (from future), but naming the exact model when using FOSS LLMs. That should address the issues on both sides (no advertisement, but still being transparent enough). At this point a huge thanks for how you speak about these LLM topics in general.(3) GIMP sucks indeed ... using it for 20 years now (so I am experienced enough to make that claim), still makes a lot of things unnecessary complicated. Just try to package textures in the different RGBA channels and compare it with other programs that can do this waaay easier or try to format text and compare. It is like GIMP has never reached the UX level of software in 2010+. On the other hand it is also a great tool and can do almost everything people need, just not always very accessible. It still sucks less than proprietary software as Adobe Suite with abo, cloud and also quirks. LibreOffice on the other hand is just great. I love that I still can use the non-ribbon GUI-standards and personally don't miss any feature. With Germany and others on board, missing features will be added at some point, so I don't worry about its future.