If #openSource / #FOSS is not political, is #rightToRepair allowed to be political? Is #StopKillingGames bad for being explicitly political? Is #openHardware with all the actual physical supply chains with workers and factories and natural resources needed for its production (things that wars are fought over) allowed to be just a bit political, as a treat, so that it can actually reach its stated goals?
If #openSource / #FOSS is not political, is #rightToRepair allowed to be political? Is #StopKillingGames bad for being explicitly political? Is #openHardware with all the actual physical supply chains with workers and factories and natural resources needed for its production (things that wars are fought over) allowed to be just a bit political, as a treat, so that it can actually reach its stated goals?
This is why software and hardware freedom matters. https://natematias.com/portfolio/2025-08-22-unchaining-from-broken-software-tethers/
I'm just learning about the #StopKillingGames situation. I'm sympathetic to people who want software to last longer and be better controlled by its users. But this isn't the sort of thing you can easily improve by fiat. I think a lot of people don't realize how enmeshed their online gaming services are with the online gaming company's other IT infrastructure. It's a major ask to get them to open source it and/or make it run on an arbitrary customer's computer.
A new drama is unfolding inside the drama, and I'm like "Dude... you gotta check this out!"
It's interesting A. Fucking. F. 
Tech Streamer "Coding Jesus" just analyzed some of Thor's game code and the result is a mix between Silicon Valley and Ace Attorney; more streamers are stepping in, going back and forth, retorting, counter retorting, etc. over game code.
Sorti en 2019, le jeu service Anthem va mourir, EA annonce la fermeture des serveurs en pleine campagne #StopKillingGames.
So many game sunsettings this week. #StopKillingGames couldn't come sooner.
So many game sunsettings this week. #StopKillingGames couldn't come sooner.
This is a pretty cool page for checking live progress of the #StopKillingGames initiative. For a while it looked like it was doomed, but if the current rate holds then it should reach the required number of signatures tomorrow!
This is a pretty cool page for checking live progress of the #StopKillingGames initiative. For a while it looked like it was doomed, but if the current rate holds then it should reach the required number of signatures tomorrow!
Signed #StopKillingGames (yayy) but it was a pain. We are in the digital age, but digital age is so broken.... I went on signing with eID and even despite having 2 different options, I was constantly getting error below. I ended up creating account an pairing with my eID, but this is annoying. If I have to have account don't say "confirm with eID" say create account, ... etc...
Signed #StopKillingGames (yayy) but it was a pain. We are in the digital age, but digital age is so broken.... I went on signing with eID and even despite having 2 different options, I was constantly getting error below. I ended up creating account an pairing with my eID, but this is annoying. If I have to have account don't say "confirm with eID" say create account, ... etc...