Relevant to SteamOS and open-platform gaming, it proposes a different paradigm for Linux-based distributions and operating systems, one that could address compatibility issues on alternative platforms that Windows users often take for granted.
EDIT: added a QnA section that tries to answer some of the questions posed here.
I did read it. It’s not that long.
I still don’t know what problem you are trying to resolve that doesn’t already have one or more solutions.
You listed one issue, specific to gaming and cheating, that was simple human error and miscommunication that I don’t believe would be solved by what you are proposing.
What other examples do you have? You seem to be starting with an assumption that everyone knows and agrees what the problem is without truly stating it.
The Linux kernel, and most userspace libraries already have a contract to maintain backwards compatibility. Some developers may choose to ignore this or make mistakes and break this contract. Again I do not believe that adding some new compatibility layer will fix this.
I’m sorry, but your article seems very hand wavy to me and doesn’t have enough detail on how it would work. What you are proposing seems huge. I can’t imagine enough people buying in to the idea to get it off the ground.
There are many problems with existing solutions, I’ve already had a long discussion on this on the subreddit. and I went in more detail in the conversation. check it out if you’re interested.
Then why did you post here if you’re not willing to discuss it here? It seems you just want everyone to agree with you. Sorry to disappoint.
That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying you’re jumping to conclusions too quickly.
I had a long discussion about this yesterday, so I didn’t want to repeat the same arguments all over again. At this point, it feels like I’m encountering the same arguments across different platforms.
Maybe I should add a Q&A section to the article to clarify my points. Many people have raised interesting perspectives, not because I haven’t considered them, but because I have a particular viewpoint that I didn’t fully explain in the article itself.
EDIT: at any case, to engage with your points: To you, these problems are solved, or nonexistent because you are comfortable using Linux in this specific way. but it is not ready as it is for the wider world outside of the people who are comfortable with the existing levels of compatibility it offers, which isn’t much compared to Windows. Also, I am not just offering better compatibility, but a better packaging and distribution model as well. and an over all more polished experience, though the latter wasn’t explicitly mentioned in the article, it is implicit.
If many people from different places are giving you similar feedback, maybe you need to reflect on that feedback, rather than just posting it somewhere else hoping for a different answer.