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  • Games On Linux Generate More Bug Reports

    From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 5 06:41:49 2025
    Came across this interesting post <https://bsky.app/profile/steinmakesgames.bsky.social/post/3leh4rj3jek2w>
    from a game developer who supports both Windows and Linux. They find
    that the Linux players, even though they are not a large part of the
    market, generate more than their share of bug reports.

    Sounds bad? Does that mean it is harder to support games on Linux? No,
    as it turns out, most of the bugs found are in fact common across
    platforms. It’s just that the Linux gamers are more conscientious
    about supplying high-quality bug reports that make it easier to
    actually find and fix the bug. And that benefits players regardless of
    which platform they’re on.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?St=C3=A9phane?= CARPENTIE@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 5 10:00:37 2025
    Le 05-01-2025, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[email protected]d> a écrit :
    Came across this interesting post
    <https://bsky.app/profile/steinmakesgames.bsky.social/post/3leh4rj3jek2w>
    from a game developer who supports both Windows and Linux. They find
    that the Linux players, even though they are not a large part of the
    market, generate more than their share of bug reports.

    Sounds bad? Does that mean it is harder to support games on Linux? No,
    as it turns out, most of the bugs found are in fact common across
    platforms. It’s just that the Linux gamers are more conscientious
    about supplying high-quality bug reports that make it easier to
    actually find and fix the bug. And that benefits players regardless of
    which platform they’re on.

    I didn't knew it, but I'm not that surprised. And that's what I often
    say: giving money is not the only way to contribute. It's good to see
    some people are aware of it.

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