FLASHBACK: Hector Martin was against the AGPL. He now only uses Mastodon.
@PurpCat jeethub retards
@theorytoe this is the same guy who has a meltdown over people not using Wayland.
@PurpCat like why are these the kinds of people that get traction with the software they write
@theorytoe tbf he did two main things: console hacking "back in the day", and after getting disillusioned and being more known for meltdowns on the fail0verflow socials like the Wii U rant (which said buy an Ouya or RPI instead and listed platforms that actually respect the user), he launched Ashai Linux.
It's a big ticket thing because it's a Linux distro for a really popular, undocumented, locked down piece of hardware that also everyone happens to want and buy and shill (ARM Macs).
He's not a Coraline Ada or ESR type who starfucked the right people, but someone who has code to his name like Matthew Garrett.
It's a big ticket thing because it's a Linux distro for a really popular, undocumented, locked down piece of hardware that also everyone happens to want and buy and shill (ARM Macs).
He's not a Coraline Ada or ESR type who starfucked the right people, but someone who has code to his name like Matthew Garrett.
@theorytoe Here's his Wii U rant for context:
https://fail0verflow.com/blog/2013/espresso/
Aside from his role in a certain "fake" suicide, this is what he was becoming known for:
"Fast forward to today. Mobile SoCs have made huge advances - you can get a quad-core chip in a phone these days - and have made the jump to the living room. Spend $25 and you can get a Raspberry Pi, which is about on par with the Wii at 1⁄10 of the launch price and 1/7th of the power consumption (with HD video). Spend $100 and you can get an Ouya, which beats the Wii U’s CPU and doesn’t have too shabby graphics at one third the cost. These mobile-derived devices aren’t quite a replacement for game consoles yet, but they’re catching up fast. They’re cheap enough that they’re almost disposable. The software ecosystem is much larger and wider than any console has ever had. More importantly, they’re open, and the development tools and environments are way better for open development than any game console ever was."
The problem is, nobody wanted an Ouya because of the image it had, it ran a bloated down Android kernel, before the Tegra Switch exploit not even the manufacturer could unbrick an Ouya because they lost the keys to do it, and the rpi was popular as an emulation box (and was cheaper).
https://fail0verflow.com/blog/2013/espresso/
Aside from his role in a certain "fake" suicide, this is what he was becoming known for:
"Fast forward to today. Mobile SoCs have made huge advances - you can get a quad-core chip in a phone these days - and have made the jump to the living room. Spend $25 and you can get a Raspberry Pi, which is about on par with the Wii at 1⁄10 of the launch price and 1/7th of the power consumption (with HD video). Spend $100 and you can get an Ouya, which beats the Wii U’s CPU and doesn’t have too shabby graphics at one third the cost. These mobile-derived devices aren’t quite a replacement for game consoles yet, but they’re catching up fast. They’re cheap enough that they’re almost disposable. The software ecosystem is much larger and wider than any console has ever had. More importantly, they’re open, and the development tools and environments are way better for open development than any game console ever was."
The problem is, nobody wanted an Ouya because of the image it had, it ran a bloated down Android kernel, before the Tegra Switch exploit not even the manufacturer could unbrick an Ouya because they lost the keys to do it, and the rpi was popular as an emulation box (and was cheaper).
@theorytoe Putting the scandal aside, the problem with Hector Martin is he's a Drew Devault type.
Aside from his politics which are basic bitch Redditor/techbro politics, he has this smug, holier than thou attitude and thinks he's always right.
Which is why he was shilling a failed console. The idea was great and the Steam Deck did this later to much success, along with other "handheld PCs" it's spawned (a friend said that the Steam Machines would boom if Valve had done first party HW and not third party), and he only cared about the idea (some of them were really good) and raw power.
For numerous reasons, both inside the company and out, the console flopped. But he couldn't read the room.
Aside from his politics which are basic bitch Redditor/techbro politics, he has this smug, holier than thou attitude and thinks he's always right.
Which is why he was shilling a failed console. The idea was great and the Steam Deck did this later to much success, along with other "handheld PCs" it's spawned (a friend said that the Steam Machines would boom if Valve had done first party HW and not third party), and he only cared about the idea (some of them were really good) and raw power.
For numerous reasons, both inside the company and out, the console flopped. But he couldn't read the room.
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>Which is why he was shilling a failed console. The idea was great and the Steam Deck did this later to much success, along with other "handheld PCs" it's spawned (a friend said that the Steam Machines would boom if Valve had done first party HW and not third party), and he only cared about the idea (some of them were really good) and raw power.
Even before the Steam Deck, handheld gaming PCs sounded much more appealing than open-source consoles. Devices like the OpenPandora saw a niche success and up until recently, GPD Win devices also received similar praise.
Open-source consoles are just PCs. There is literally no point in them, especially how easy it is to play PC games "console-style" these days.
