465: The RAMpocalypse & He Who Shall Not Be Named!

About this episode

The episode discusses community updates, Linux gaming news, and the impact of the RAMpocalypse on hardware ambitions.

Welcome to Episode 465 of Destination Linux! This week, the dynamic duo of Jill and Zeb handle the shell while our third co-host (the one with the 'R' name) enjoys a work trip to the West coast. We kick things off with a major community update: Destination Linux is moving to a monthly Saturday recording schedule to better include our global audience! We detail upcoming Patron Segments and Hangouts, plus a new initiative where our supporters get to vote on which Open Source projects we donate to. In the news, we celebrate a massive win for Linux gaming: HDMI 2.1 support is officially landing in the amdgpu driver thanks to a collaboration between AMD and Valve. We discuss what this means for 4K/120Hz gaming on your living room TV and why it was blocked for so long. Zeb brings the "Shell" topics, covering Rocket League’s move to Easy Anti-Cheat (and why they chose to keep Linux supported when others didn't), the latest Steam Market Share numbers, and the "RAMpocalypse"—the component shortage currently acting as a speed bump for Valve's hardware ambitions. Time Stamps 00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux 00:01:13 Exciting Events for Patrons 00:08:05 Sponsored by Sandfly Security…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jill, Zeb

Topics covered

• Linux gaming
• Open Source projects
• HDMI 2.1 support
• Rocket League
• Steam Market Share
• component shortage

Keywords

• Linux
• gaming
• HDMI 2.1
• Rocket League
• Steam Market Share
• RAMpocalypse
• Open Source

Sponsors

Sandfly Security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Destination Linux, AMD, Valve, Steam

Products: HDMI 2.1, amdgpu driver, Rocket League, Easy Anti-Cheat

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