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Personally I think it'd be super cool to see some platform independent handhelds rather than something like a gog deck or an epic deck. I've fankensteined SteamOS to be that way but it def still prioritizes steam which ain't great

Is there any open source app on android that supports rcs?

Yes, you install them through desktop mode then load them into steam as a non steam game. Then they'll show up in game mode. There's also a decky plugin that easily lets you add artwork for the steam entry

I've heard success stories of downloading the android version of signal to create an account, and then the linux desktop version for daily use, then linking the linux version on the android version. Depends on how good of a waydroid setup you can get working, there also seems to be a translation layer in the works that might be worth looking into

Loops is new and still in beta. The dev has said that he wants to wait to open source it until he feels it's current state is ready to be on other people's servers (once it reaches 1.0). I can't say I agree with the thought process but at least with pixelfed he did the same process and actually followed through on federation and open sourcing

Honestly if they can just make their existing app resize properly for a smartphone layout I think the community would be happy to port it

Whether or not it is on gog doesn't really impact how easy it is to pirate. For me it's almost like streaming where the convenience is so high that I'd rather just pay on gog and get the perks that come with that then look elsewhere.

Pretty sure it's not removed, they just aren't accepting any changes from the developer for the 6.13 cycle

Anyone have any comparisons of this to Ardour?

Looks great! What keycaps are you using?

As a developer writing code who used windows to ssh to linux servers I would disagree. But of course it depends on the company and the nature of the work, just offering my experience