[HN Gopher] Unlocked OS Build for the Oculus Go
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       Unlocked OS Build for the Oculus Go
        
       Author : eecc
       Score  : 52 points
       Date   : 2021-09-24 20:17 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (twitter.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
        
       | c7DJTLrn wrote:
       | Sounds good but as far as I'm concerned, Oculus is still hot with
       | the radioactivity of Facebook. I have no interest in giving them
       | direct access to a device I put on my head. As soon as they
       | announced the account merging I sold my Rift CV1. Just bought an
       | Index since it's superior hardware for PCVR anyway and Valve
       | cares about user freedom (their Linux gaming work being one
       | example).
        
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         | snuser wrote:
         | Yeah, the fact it has a camera taking video of your living
         | space outside the headset makes it even creeper.. same goes for
         | their built in web-browser.
         | 
         | I've discouraged many people from buying one and the world is
         | better for it
         | 
         | facebook is the business equivalent of toxic waste, the only
         | notable thing about them is that they help make some people
         | rich
        
       | als0 wrote:
       | Facebook aside, this would set a great example for other
       | manufacturers in this space.
        
       | Arrath wrote:
       | Glad to see Carmack fighting the good fight.
        
       | bryan_w wrote:
       | Amazing, although I wish there was more direct Linux support for
       | the platform.
        
       | smoldesu wrote:
       | This is huge, and I hope something similar happens with the
       | Oculus Quest 1 before I'm locked out of my headset for not having
       | a Facebook account.
        
       | easton wrote:
       | Is the Go EOL? I'm curious if they'll do the same thing for the
       | Quest 1 or if we'll have to wait a few years.
        
         | wbobeirne wrote:
         | Hasn't been sold for over a year and runs completely different
         | software than the Quest. I imagine the Quest will be backwards-
         | compatible for the foreseeable future, so I wouldn't expect
         | them to give it this treatment any time soon, if ever.
        
       | awesomeusername wrote:
       | Can we please have a class action somehow? I have oculus gear I
       | would not have purchased had they not promised to tie into a
       | Facebook account that now sits on my shelf unusable (by me)
       | 
       | Edit - even though I could sell the rift, what about the -$1000 I
       | spent on software I can no longer access
        
       | darknavi wrote:
       | This is great. I think Carmack calls out a huge issue with lots
       | of hardware these days:
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       | Once software servers are shut down and a company moves on, lots
       | of hardware is essentially bricked.
       | 
       | I really wish this was more common.
        
         | VRay wrote:
         | Yeah, I hope something similar happens for the Quest, but I'm
         | not going to hold my breath.. Zuck spent all that money buying
         | Oculus because he wants his own iPhone platform that he can
         | rule with an iron fist
        
         | pwdisswordfish0 wrote:
         | Yesterday:
         | 
         | https://spectrum.ieee.org/we-need-software-updates-forever
         | 
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28625453
        
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