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Deshittification

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State of affairs for technology seem bad? But what is being done to change it? And what could be done by you so it changes at least for yourself?

A community to talk about the reversal of enshittification, be it news, actions that could be done, etc.

A person that sees no solution has no reason to keep going.

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Valve made the Steam Controller CAD & STL files available, pushing again for modding, right-to-fix, and so on! (media.thebrainbin.org)
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Valve made the Steam Controller CAD & STL files available, pushing again for modding, right-to-fix, and so on!

#SteamController @deshittification@thebrainbin.org

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steam_hardware/announcements/detail/702141174212723353

https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/SteamHardware/SteamController

#deshittification

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Pushing for Linux, Proton, open hardware (even if partially), seemingly at the point of obsession...

I suspect they do so after Microsoft released Windows Live, a competitor to Steam that came by default in the system Valve supported.

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 14 points 1 week ago

If someone at Valve had a change of heart, or just want to save their hides after that, either way, a major company pushing for things that result in #deshittification is a win-win situation afaik. =)

(Also breaking the post like this due to bridging it to Bluesky and fediverse microblogging)

[–] VOwOxel@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I suspect it has something to do with that time Windows bluescreened while Gabe was holding a presentation:

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 week ago

Sweet! I'm going to 3d print one and sit in front of my TV making spaceship noises pretending I'm playing a game!

[–] flynnguy@programming.dev 17 points 1 week ago

This is good, now if only the controllers were in stock for more than 30 minutes!

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 6 points 1 week ago

Well hello there new community for me to subscribe to!

Very cool

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Wow.

Excellent news!

[–] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any other console makers doing this? 😂

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago

Standalone driver when? I'm waiting, Valve.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Valve has a monopoly Valve has a monopoly Valve has a monopoly Valve has a monopoly /s

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 week ago

😬

But jokes aside, I'd say it's closer to being part of an oligopoly. And when a player of such market dynamic moves in an "undesirable" way (to the others involved), it lessens maneuver capacity from the others.