[HN Gopher] Oculess - Removes account requirements and telemetry...
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       Oculess - Removes account requirements and telemetry from Oculus
       Quest devices
        
       Author : detaro
       Score  : 56 points
       Date   : 2021-10-14 20:18 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | fartcannon wrote:
       | Stuff like this is great fun, but if we just don't buy things
       | from known bad actors in the first place, we can save ourselves
       | the trouble of playing whack-a-mole.
        
         | Mountain_Skies wrote:
         | Agree in general but if the hardware is subsidized and you're
         | able to excise the bad actor's trash from the device, you come
         | out ahead and the company loses a bit.
        
         | dylan604 wrote:
         | This is similar to iOS or Android. You can stand on your
         | soapbox and preach to the choir, but at the end of the day
         | there is only so many choices.
         | 
         | I like this solution because you still get to use the hardware
         | and use the apps, but it denies the overlords of the thing they
         | want the most.
        
       | onkoe wrote:
       | This kinda breaks online and also kneecaps some offline apps.
       | Still, if your Quest is just your portal to Virtual Desktop,
       | you'll find this very useful as it removes the worst parts of the
       | Quest as a wireless PCVR headset. Good luck!
        
         | lapetitejort wrote:
         | Do you know by chance what breaks? For example, would immersed
         | [0] still work, or tethered Steam VR?
         | 
         | [0]: https://immersed.com/
        
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