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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well, while I love Bazzite, I wonder if steam os will run the built in controller on my rog ally x as a signal piece of hardware rather than 5 controllers in a trench coat. That and the fingerprint reader possibly getting a driver. But other than that I haven't had any problems with Bazzite that I can think of off the top of my head.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get it, but no one is stopping asus from making the drivers public.

I also get why asus likes the "blessing" of Valve for marketing purposes, etc. But I have a bad feeling that this could result in a new part of the linux world where hardware manufacturers don't contribute to the driver ecosystem.

I don't want a world where the only sensible way to run your rog ally is through SteamOS and all the other distros have driver issues.

[–] highball@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Buy hardware that is compatible with Linux then.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're not getting my point. I'm talking about the linux infrastructure, not individual purchases.

[–] highball@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I did get your point. You don't want the Android situation. So I say again, buy hardware that is compatible with Linux then.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago

And how will my individual purchasing decision avoid "the Android situation"? 🙄