Linux @lemmy.ml mrvictory1 @lemmy.world 2 wk. ago

UPDATE: I will stop using Linux / PC for 10 months. What do you think will happen in that period?

Long story short, I made a post in '23 August about my predictions for linux in the next 10 months. It has been more than 10 months I am here. Old post here: https://lemmy.world/post/3322139

Here were my predictions:

Pop OS 24.04 will be awesome and be the go-to recommendation when it is released
SteamOS for PCs will not be released yet
Linux market share will be around %2-2.5 in Steam hardware survey
Plasma 6 will be released around January and will be a bit buggy, but most rough edges will be smoothed by the next release in 3-4 months
NVK will have performance parity with official drivers in certain configurations
Wayland will gain wider adoption, even on Nvidia
There will be little to no progress in compatibility with current anti-cheat blocked games
(bonus, not related to Linux) Web environment integrity will be adopted only in education industry because it is dominated by Chromebooks at least in US.

And the results:

Pop OS 24.04 is still not here and even if it was I wouldn't recommend it to anyone yet because their custom DE is still cooking. (incorrect)
SteamOS is not released. (Correct)
Linux is exactly at %2 on Steam survey right now and was even higher before (Correct)
Plasma 6 is in a good shape (correct)
I haven't followed NVK development closely but afaik it doesn't offer performance parity at the moment. (incorrect)
2024 has been a good year for Nvidia + Wayland :) (correct)
Ah, the anti cheats... <insert it's evolving but backwards meme here> (correct)
Web Environment Integrity is dead (incorrect) source: wikipedia

So I got 5/8. Before you ask, no, the "decommision my PC" part didn't work out. That endeavour lasted only 1 and a half month. But I managed to isolate myself from Linux news.

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Anti-cheat "compatibility" means allowing software kernel level access and after Crowd strike I think that tide will be turning even on Windows.

Anti-cheat will change. Not Linux IMHO.
- One of the few good things that came from the Crowdstrike disaster
- there's always the option of an emulator
  
  I'm not sure there is. The whole point of these anti-cheat systems is to detect running on modified setups that allow for the injection of code. An emulator is one such system.
  
  Wine Is Now an Emulator
The anticheat thing is a pain
May I ask why you want to do that?
- Its in the original post. To create a distraction less or more less environment to prepare for exams.
- Trying to avoid using my PC at all costs was a bad idea, I changed my mind because I had to print stuff😅
  
  I print from my phone just fine
  
  I mean, you can always limit the use of using the computer instead if full out not using it for a certain time frame.
i've to stopped ingesting information about the linux ecosystem, experience, status; but i accidentally did it for about 5 years and lemmy is showing me how much i've disconnected myself; it seems like we're both coming back.
You will pay 10 months rent
Its in the original post. To create a distraction less or more less environment to prepare for exams.

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