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They are just jealous because we don't have to put up with BSoDs.
I am even very sympathetic to game developers stating that sometimes a Linux port is exceptionally easy, and sometimes it isn't.
Often the choice is made by the finance division not the case, and they clearly aren't qualified to make the choice beyond saying exactly how much time and money they will devote to find out if a Linux Port is easy.
In my book it's worth the roll of the dice to throw 100 manhours at it and see if it builds easy, or if you can find a contractor willing to work under a specified amount to maintain a Linux port. If that can be done, then you can throw some more resources it's way, otherwise make it a back-burner project to make sure costs don't get inflated by rush factors.
I understand indie game studios don't have a lot of money in the bank, and having fun backburner projects for their tech guys helps attract better tech guys anyway, and allows you to keep a better tech guy team on payroll to save on hiring and contract budgets when you need to make rush priorities on bugfixes elsewhere.
Whenever there's somebody running linux it undermines their point of view and they react aggressively(you might want to read about psychology topic of "cognitive dissonance" :))).
Just leave them be. Don't be like them, don't preach about linux and don't trashtalk anything...
If you spot some undecided people thinking about linux, just tell them - It's free and it's their choice! Because that's the spirit of free software.
I find it better to focus on the good points about Linux, like flexability and scalability.
About the only other snide remark about Windows I make is boasting when my system doesn't slow down doing two things at once.
if we will report to steam admins alltogether we can stop this.
so i think this thread is usefull for our community.
Beyond that, i’d love to encourage everyone that ends up here to consider not posting in threads with arguments such as over platform numbers, install base, etc. Be positive, show users and devs that we appreciate games that arrive here!
My solution? Shoot them in the head. I'm here to play games, and there's nothing about my Linux desktop stopping me from putting a bullet right between your pixelated eyes.
Just my 2 cents I suppose. tbh, every time I frag someone who was shitposting against Linux: