From what I've heard about The Witness, I would be very interested in getting it for Linux. But his words don't inspire any hope.

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The synopsis sounded cool but I gotta say that, other than the HD resolution, it looks like it came out in 1996.

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Wow. I didn't expect it to come so soon. woot! It's nice.

EDIT: Sweet! Steam reconnected after my computer went to sleep last night. One more little thing not to miss in Windows.

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It was cool to see this headline. I remember many weeks ago when you tweeted some frustration about Ubuntu. I replied (among many I'm guessing) to give a good look into Antergos. I use regular Arch myself, but the buy-in price (time wise) is higher. I went the familiar pattern of Ubuntu > Mint > Arch. I've been on Arch for a good while, maybe two years, and I love it. It makes me like my computer. It definitely feels like MY computer, more than Windows 7 did.

To all of us commenters:
I don't think it's cool to attempt convincing someone why they should switch distros unless they ask for it. We all have reasons for liking the different ones out there.

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I think I'll buy this tonight.

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Using a Debian server, here is how you install Murmur:
apt-get install mumble-server
systemctl enable mumble-server

Keep your system updated with security patches automatically:
apt-get install unattended-upgrades
vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
Make sure the contents are thus:
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "10";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "10";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "30";

When you're ready to go live, open ports 64738 (TCP and UDP) to your server's IP address.

Every now and then, like every month or two, you should log into the server and run:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
Once it's done, if you notice a new kernel installed, you should reboot the server.

Want to dig in more? There is a config file at /etc/mumble-server.ini. It's fine to run at defaults if you don't want to go through the file.
If you need help with networking, like NAT or dynamic public IP or DNS issues, let me know.

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The eco message is pretty strong in this game (the whole point), so perhaps that will turn some people off. I'm not one of those folks, however, so I'm looking forward to it. It looks like I could have a lot of fun playing in that world of consequences.

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Quoting: PicoboomI don't need people telling me to use open-source software, I need open-source people telling people like me --- normal, non-technically-minded people --- how to use their software. Until then I'll make do with what tools are avalable to me.

If your cry for help is serious, I can probably write short instructions for you to run a Murmur server if you know how to install Linux. Murmur is one of the easiest things to host. Maintenance of the server can be set up to be mostly automatic as well. The process of doing so is pretty short.

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Hey, I can finally consider buying it!

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There are three problems that have always been around that I assumed were not going to change:
1) If I let my computer go to sleep without exiting Steam first, I'll have to exit and relaunch it so I can sign in. If I don't go through that routine, I won't be logged in and nothing in Steam will work.
2) When I hit the X to close to tray (behavior in Windows), it goes to my task bar (KDE).
3) When I double-click on the Steam tray icon, nothing happens. In Windows, I like it to open my Friends list.

These issues are not really big ones, but it's never fun getting used to features and having them taken away.

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