sort of. the win-gfx kernel mode driver is the crux of the issue here, and the reason the packaging has recently split. The user mode drivers on windows are still shared across all of RDNA though, so there's some hope.
sort of like a more accessible bookmark, separated out so as to not get buried within 800 tabs (if you're anything like my mum). it's not anything groundbreaking in actual use, I guess it kind of just appifies a given webpage (there is some technical nuance that I'm kind of glossing over to assure standards compliance and help them perform better offline).
It can be kind of nice on a phone to eliminate some of the UI chrome given the limited screen real estate you have.
I'm sorry that happened. I've never seen stuff like this but this is likely because I disable as much shit as I can every time I set Firefox up on a new system. As you can see from the list of recs I linked above, it's a bit of a chore.
There are definitely smarter ways to go about it, like scripting the disablement of stupid shit in Firefox (or using a privacy respecting fork of the browser), but I like to do this / monitor this manually to keep track of any newly introduced anti features.
I don't think PWAs are necessarily at odds with this? One use case I could imagine is setting up a website that a parent or grandparent frequently uses as an app icon on their phone's home screen, it can help avoid a lot of browsing UX hurdles people like us often take for granted
pixelfed offer an app and a responsive website; you can think of it as an open source and federated alternative to Instagram (I'm not sure why I use it besides welcoming people leaving meta's services and up voting pictures of cats and dogs).
The web experience is technically more capable than the android app, which I believe uses react native anyway. Having it as a pwa kind of neatly tucks it away from my other browsing on my phone.
I don't use them for many things but in terms of UX, I can totally agree with that. my guidance would just be to disable unprompted suggestions on the desktop rather than the functionality of PWAs.
in my (albeit limited) experience, that isn't how it works. for example, ublock origin should still filter content as you'd expect, and I'd imagine inspect element would work on desktops too.
this just renders a webpage without the typical UI chrome (tabs, address/omnibar). it can be handy on am android phone for webapps like pixelfed (which is the only thing I use as pwa so far).
the functionality is known as progressive web apps or PWAs. Did this notification come up unprompted? You may need to switch off certain settings within Firefox if so.
they've been a controversial company in the eyes of customers for (I want to say) at least a decade now, though I feel in some small way vindicated by deleting my ea account earlier this year.
It's upsetting to see them in such a sorry state today, not like they're without any technical merit; their frostbite engine is wildly performant for its presentation and capability.
That's understandable, I'm inclined to react the same way to games on steam.
I hadn't checked in with how that discussion went down; that's disappointing. I just settled into fedora after fully moving on from windows earlier in this year (have been multi-booting for several years prior). Time will tell if this all goes to shit as well.
another fair point, by allowing it at all they're condining its use. i personally see it less as condoning and more that they acknowledge its wide use in the field, and that they probably cannot prevent its contributors from using it entirely.
I'd be interested in how many commits come in from now suggesting the use of llms.
that's a fair point, though at least with projects like fedora, commits are public and can be broadly scrutinised, and since this stipulates that the use of LLMs must be disclosed, I'd hope that'd keep its use firmly under the spotlight.
I think maybe take a look at the performance and power seen during the video, things don't seem to line up correctly.
That said, Linux is generally slightly more performant in handheld devices and I think that will continue to hold true despite Microsoft's recent opts.
Right up there with the likes of destiny 2, pubg, 2019 era call of duty