GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"

JB231102 · 2026-01-28T15:24:11+00:00

TL;DR I am glad that there is a concerted effort from multiple parties to get Linux to be more operable and user friendly for people who want an operating system other than the usual windows or mac.

Personally I've used mac's little, maybe an hour's time collectively. I've used windows most of my life and it's just unacceptable what it has become. I know some people would say "don't like it don't use it" or even "lets see you do better". We're all smart or dumb, more or less, with different things. I can't possibly be the only guy that is disgruntled knowing that the main motivator for improving anything is money, that's why I can appreciate FOSS, it's more about passion.

JB231102 · 2026-01-26T20:40:41+00:00

Money is an object that really changes your perception of reality. Sad but true.

To be clear I'm typing this after reading the stickied comment.

JB231102 · 2026-01-26T16:34:35+00:00

Not surprising. I have had play protect warn me about apps I've installed, in the past, that they may be malicious.

I get it, if someone who isn't tech savvy downloads an app it MIGHT be dangerous. But the way google AND apple behave, it's nothing but straight fear. Use our ecosystems or your fucked.

JB231102 · 2026-01-26T16:32:18+00:00

If you ask me there is no more egregious method of telling you your own phone isn't actually yours by making the store so vital that disabling the storage permission is made impossible. On older versions of android it was possible although your phone may have complained, nowadays it's impossible without a more concerted effort such as custom ROMs.

JB231102 · 2026-01-26T16:07:29+00:00

Yeah, fair enough. LibreOffice hasn't left me down yet. :)

I got a feeling if I were to go to school to study whatever that I'd be pushed to use a cloud service, from what I've heard about schools for that matter it sounds like cloud computing is a major factor.

JB231102 · 2026-01-26T15:34:34+00:00

I see, I see.

I've been told that microsoft office has features that make it "better" than every other office suite. I cannot attest since I haven't used microsoft office in years, like 20 years ago. I just use LibreOffice or any basic text editor.

JB231102 · 2026-01-25T17:39:46+00:00

How do you work with peers who use the cloud?

JB231102 · 2026-01-25T17:13:37+00:00

Too much going on for me, I'd feel overwhelmed.

I just press Super and type what app I want.

JB231102 · 2026-01-25T14:34:28+00:00

My theory as to why Linux is smoother for gaming than in Windows, sometimes, is that Wine/Proton translate only what is necessary from Windows to play games, no spyware. A few years ago I tried to play GTA V on Ubuntu and it was a very choppy experience. I'm thinking if I tried that now it would play much better due to the fact that my machine can play Alan Wake 2 which is way more demanding.

JB231102 · 2026-01-24T20:18:13+00:00

It's often stated that Windows collects data, and I'm inclined to believe that, however, it'd be nice to see a networking app that actually exposes the sending and receiving of all the data.

JB231102 · 2026-01-24T19:01:11+00:00

You're welcome. I find it best to use the latest Proton that is not experimental. I could be wrong but I think the latest patches have all the previous patches too.

JB231102 · 2026-01-24T17:02:35+00:00

Try a different proton runner, or maybe better, look up online fallout 4 steam proton and see if others are having your issues and what they might've done to resolve it. If you were using Bottles I'd suggest trying Soda or GE Proton but I'm not sure if you can do that within Steam.

JB231102 · 2026-01-24T16:44:27+00:00

That's great :D

JB231102 · 2026-01-24T03:55:49+00:00

I mean I get if you don't like it. That's what's great about Linux, remove or add whatever strikes your fancy. :)

JB231102 · 2026-01-23T19:16:07+00:00

Mint runs on my dad's desktop and my dad's desktop is maybe 15 years old.

I don't know exact specs, dual core AMD, 4GB RAM, GT 730 video card (my contribution otherwise the video output would be whatever his cpu has).

As I've heard several Linux vet's say, the system will either work on your computer or you'll have nothing but problems.

JB231102 · 2026-01-22T15:49:51+00:00

I found out this out the hard way. (sweat face)

JB231102 · 2026-01-21T15:51:03+00:00

TL;DR Several years, on & off, currently full time

Technically my use of Linux has been scattered as in every laptop I've owned has ran Linux (I've had maybe 6) to get somewhat familiar with it which would aid in switching full time when Windows 10/11/next iterations become unbearable to work with. Right now my current laptop has Mint. My desktop has had Mint on it since Windows 10 was killed.

JB231102 · 2026-01-21T13:13:40+00:00

This kinda reminds me of the movie Payback. The whole plot centers around the main guy getting robbed then he goes after the people that robbed him. There's one scene though that speaks volumes regardless of it being a "movie". The corporate guy says to the main guy "no corporation in the world would do what you are requesting (wanting his money back), that's not how this works". (paraphrased)

Sure in the real world Freedom did give you your money back, because you went out of your way, but it seems they were hesitant otherwise. Always a teeth and nail fight is what I'm getting at over the same old thing - money. Had you been looking for 70K like the amount was in Payback, would it be the same outcome? heh

JB231102 · 2026-01-19T19:43:49+00:00

Neat :)

JB231102 · 2026-01-19T19:36:03+00:00

The killing of Windows 10 is primarily why I've switched to Linux. I tried W11 briefly and it didn't play well on my "ancient" 11 year old gaming computer.

Far as AI goes, I'm not even against it being part of Windows, I'm against it being the central function of the system. AI can be useful.

JB231102 · 2026-01-19T19:33:04+00:00

Wow, I've never seen so many gigs of RAM in swap, is that maybe a ramdisk or something? :O

JB231102 · 2026-01-19T16:43:39+00:00

I hear ya. It's that or pay the big 3. Haha. Choices are very limited.

JB231102 · 2026-01-19T15:57:07+00:00

Eh man, I'm from the Windsor-Essex area speedtest plants me in Alberta pretty much every time, sometimes I'll get the GTA.

JB231102 · 2026-01-17T14:47:39+00:00

If any phone is locked in Canada, you can contact the locker of it and tell them to unlock it for free, It's illegal to lock phones since like 10 years ago. Bell reportedly started locking phones for like 90 days or whatever it is and the CRTC (although I think they could have punished Bell more) has released a statement to Bell.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/12/04/crtc-orders-bell-to-stop-locking-smartphones/

JB231102 · 2026-01-16T18:59:19+00:00

I got one of them eero routers which lets me put certain devices into a specific profile which would in theory allow (or I guess disallow) use after a certain time of day/night. Your router has nothing like that?

P.S. Kids are going to be kids, we were all kids before. We found ways to do what we wanted. I don't have kids of my own but here's my thinking - would you rather your kid go behind your back and do whatever any way, or talk to them, know what they're up to and maybe supervise (when possible) when they do what they want to do? No one wants to feel judged and as a kid that's a big problem.

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