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1534 points davikr | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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CobrastanJorji ◴[12 Nov 25 21:24 UTC] No.45906945[source]▶
> Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?

From your mouth to Tim Cook's ear, friend.

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foxandmouse ◴[12 Nov 25 22:10 UTC] No.45907533[source]▶
That said, when are we going to get a public release for SteamOS? …There’s a joke somewhere about them reaching SteamOS 3
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shayway ◴[12 Nov 25 22:41 UTC] No.45907903[source]▶
It's always been public:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-42...

https://gitlab.com/evlaV/holo-PKGBUILD

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Aurornis ◴[13 Nov 25 00:08 UTC] No.45908727[source]▶
> https://gitlab.com/evlaV/holo-PKGBUILD

So to summarize: Valve provides source code for what they distribute, in compliance with the GPL, but this person went on a personal crusade to demand they open up their private GitLab to the world?

There appears to be some interesting history here, but this takes the cake as the weirdest README I've ever seen in a git repo.

The writing is impenetrably wordy and filled with excessive bolding and parentheticals. It goes completely off track and turns into an extremely long rant that implores the reader to "abstain from procreation", among other things. There are hundreds of links and hundreds of quotes mixed into long-winded sections about the author's self-importance.

Does anyone have a link to a more down to earth, less self-important, and more importantly concise explanation of what's going on?

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1. santoshalper ◴[13 Nov 25 00:25 UTC] No.45908877[source]▶
Yeah, this is clearly a person going through a mental health crisis. Sorry for them.