This new collaborative organization brings together ChimeraOS, Nobara, Playtron, ASUS Linux, and more to streamline the work of creating amazing Linux gaming distros.
  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    181·
    2 months ago

    Instead of each distro maintaining separate patches and fragmented hardware support, improvements can now be shared across the entire ecosystem

    Pardon my ignorance but why is a “collective” necessary for this? Is this not something they could have already been doing unofficially?

    • cm0002@suppo.fiOP
      29·
      2 months ago

      Yes, but this formalizes things, possibly putting in place policies and SOPs and uniformly agreed upon structures

      Not to mention, depending on the legal structure, tax benefits and cash pooling and other financial benefits

    • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
      50·
      2 months ago

      I think the main difference is before they would go

      kernel patch -> own repo -> (own distro and PR to mainline Linux) -> other distros

      now they’re gonna go

      kernel patch -> OGC repo -> (OGC distros and PR to mainline Linux) -> other distros

      and that means there will be way more code reviewers and testers (and more automated testing?) happening before release

      and these things being merged together earlier also makes it easier, especially since I imagine the mainline Linux is pretty slow to accept gaming-related patches