FOSS Fun Wednesday 15 – NVIDIA “unlaunching” Cards? New Proton Coming? And More

FFW 15-1 – NVIDIA Backs Down?

Man, things just are not going NVIDIA’s way these days… sure they have a killer card in the 4090, but their attempted fast one in naming what should have been the 4070 the 4080 12 GB blew up in their faces, so they “unlaunched” it, officially. Also there are rumors that the 4090 Ti will suffer a similar fate after it has reportedly been literally melting down during testing… not only tripping breakers by itself, but melting PSUs, and sometimes itself, according to Moore’s Law Is Dead on YouTube. All this after EVGA, one of the oldest AIB partners closed that chapter in the last couple of months.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/10/nvidia-qunlaunchingq-the-rtx-4080-12gb-apparently-4090-ti-cancelled-due-to-melting/

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Not scripture, but true, nonetheless. St Augustine may have had his issues, but he knew the Lord well. He knew from experience, running like the prodigal son as his mom prayed inceasantly for him back at home… then he hit rock bottom and had to tuen to the Lord, as no one else could help him. After that, the Carthaginian man started to use his rhetorical and analytical skills for the Lord, and committed his life to seeking the Lord. He found his home in the Lord. Have you? Are you still running? Still seeking for what might make your soul feel at peace and for where you belong? Ask Jesus to show you where you belong. Ask Him to show you His love.

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FFW 15-2 – Proton 7.0-5 RC 1 out

Lots of fixes for popular games. If you play any of the ones listed in this article, you may want to update. Check the article for which games were improved on.

Here are a handful:
Rift
Final Fantasy 4 remake audio issues solved
CoD Black Ops 2 Zombie and Multiplayer issues solved
GTA V texture loading problem solved
Red Dead Redemption 2 crash fixed

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/10/proton-70-5-is-coming-soon-improving-steam-deck-linux-gaming/

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FFW 15-3 – Uh oh, 0 A.D. Released on Steam?

Not officially. Someone grabbed the source code, which is freely available, and submitted it to Steam, and is charging ~$8 for it. The actual developers quickly reacted, tweeting out that their fans should not be concerned, but that no one should buy this version of the game, which is proudly FOSS, in every sense of the acronym. What is 0 A.D.? A cross-platform FOSS Real-Time Strategy game, set eponymously around the time of Jesus. You can choose to play as any number of ancient peoples, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. I have played a bit, and enjoy it, but need a better machine to enjoy it more and take advantage of the eye candy they put into the game a bit more.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/10/someone-released-the-foss-rts-0-ad-on-steam-without-speaking-to-the-developers/

#FFW #Fossfun #0AD #Steam #nope #Linux #Linuxgaming #TechFreedom

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