How about put chinese into their own separate category so they don't infect statistics for the rest of the world that don't give a shit of their locked down regime?
Steam Linux Usage Dropped Lower In October But With More Questionable Data
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Originally posted by Weasel View PostHow about put chinese into their own separate category so they don't infect statistics for the rest of the world that don't give a shit of their locked down regime?
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As the article alludes to, one of the biggest problems with statistical analysis is data validation, how trust worthy are the numbers and do they say what they seem to be saying.
Just so i understand, does this survey simply check to see what OS the Steam client is running on?
I am not that familiar with Steam, only having used it to try the RE4 demo, just to learn that neither of my systems is anywhere near fast enough to play it, even at low resolutions.
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Originally posted by Sonadow View Post
How about you STFU about a country you have never ever visited and know absolutely jack shit about?
We also know they have the great firewall of China and we do know of the internal political situation from dissidents that have fled China.
And we also know how China sees itself from statements by Xi Jinping, and China's actions on the South China Sea, and its actions and statements concerning Hong Kong and Taiwan.
So we do know quite a bit.
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Originally posted by Sonadow View PostYep. typical Linux fan logic:
Steam survey results are always questionable unless there is a notable increase in Linux users. Then it's all rainbows and unicorns.
To save everybody a click. The English only Linux percentage moved up to 4.1% for the Month of Oct.
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Originally posted by skeevy420 View Post
The Flatpak version can be a lot harder to get things like mods and 3rd party accessories running since you have to install everything inside Flatpak. That's especially true with Windows games where you have to install stuff inside the Proton prefix, too. I got too annoyed with setting up 3rd party stuff to stick with the Flatpak version. I've read that some games have issues with the Flatpak version, but I didn't stick around long enough to find out. One upside to the Flatpak version is you can copy/paste its userdata to backup and restore your Steam account. If you do a lot of OS installs that can be handy.
I've read that the Snap version is in a similar state to the Flatpak version, only less games run on it.
Given the option, I'd go with the .deb version..
I will keep on using the .deb version for a while then. But since it is so dependent on i386 libraries, I guess the Flatpak (or snap) version will be a requirement at some point...
/cheers
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Originally posted by slalomsk8er View PostNot necessary, for a survey to be representative it needs to query a certain random number of the total, if I remember correctly.
Making the sample bigger only reduces the standard deviation (with decreasing impact, hence it takes a lot of effort for little added value), hence the margin of error and increase the confidence level.
I'm not saying Steam is doing their surveys accurately, but I'm saying the fact that some never gets the survey is in no way an indicator of a flawed survey process.Last edited by Mez'; 02 November 2023, 02:00 PM.
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Originally posted by blackiwid View Post
That's funny you go completely off topic and say people should not talk about the news.
Yeah the steam numbers are the "linux" variant of astrology or laying out cards to see the future or even the presentI goes sales rates of steam deck would be a more robust number to track than this fake numbers, of 1 PC in some chinese internet cafe that has 1000 steam accounts on it for some reason.
Yet, you chose to go off topic yourself and reply to my question without any useful answer or informationBut have a nice day anyway...
Last edited by Veto; 02 November 2023, 01:57 PM.
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Originally posted by slalomsk8er View Post
You mean it can be gamed or it was just luck?
I mean I've submitted at least a dozen of Ryzen 7000 APUs in less than an hour...## VGA ##
AMD: X1950XTX, HD3870, HD5870
Intel: GMA45, HD3000 (Core i5 2500K)
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