Comment on DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Dev doesn’t allow packages of his open source project, people keep creating packages, dev stops support for the OS entirely.
Comment on DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Dev doesn’t allow packages of his open source project, people keep creating packages, dev stops support for the OS entirely.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 days ago
jwz & Igara Studio S.A. had the exact same issue with distros maintainers, that they were forced to disallow QA testing and logging for distro related situations that really isn’t their focus.
Distro makers need to dogfood their own packages, their own support system, and their testing, separate of the original software maker.
Analogy for commoners: This is like asking a bidet seat maker to fix your entire toilet/bathroom. Like no, get a plumber, workers, and a designer to make your dream toilet. Leave the seat maker alone.
spoiler
you still got to clean the toilet every week. Seat makers are not janitors.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 days ago
My take on a better analogy:
The bidet maker is pissed because people complain to him that their bidet is leaking or has cracks. He’s annoyed at a distribution/installation company because they fumbled, so he’ll handle installation himself but only to the houses he approves.
Oh, and the bidets are free and nobody gets paid a cent.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 days ago
Sure I’ll accept this analogy irt stenzek’s justified reaction. But this part is particularly wrong:
He doesn’t 1) install, 2) approves any bowl, 3) or should he. He can refuse to make bidet seats any time, but prefers wașiki seats instead.
This is the damn crux🎯. GAMERS, PLEASE DONATE AS IF IT WAS REAL SOFTWARE YOU’RE BUYING. You don’t know how easily you can solve this by having paid workers fixing all this.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 days ago
He directly provides releases for Windows x64/ARM64, Linux x86_64/ARM32/ARM64 (in AppImage format), and macOS. He also explicitly forbids modifications, and since he considers “pre-configured settings” to be modifications, and this is basically barring any other distribution.
So while ultimately you’re right in that he doesn’t install it himself, he provides a super-simple “do it yourself” kit for people who live in apartments, while making anyone else who lives in a house have to assemble it from a million separate pieces themselves.
Note that I’m sympathetic, and I don’t know what the solution here is, but hopefully everyone figures it out…