submitted 4 days ago by Zenlix@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Do any of you guys now a company that produces quality mice where their firmware is open source and can be flashed/programmed with opens source software?

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[-] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 4 days ago

Check out Ploopy. Their main focus is trackballs, but they have a mouse too.

[-] tomcatt360@lemmy.zip 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I got completely sidetracked by this, but who on earth holds their mouse like this?

Edit: Apparently there are valid ways to hold a mouse like this. TIL an image of a person's hand on a Ploopy mouse, with the middle finger on the left click button, and the ring finger on the right click button.

[-] JTskulk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Honest answer: pro gamers. I see pro Starcraft 1, 2, and Counter-Strike pros do this. I think it's weird but I guess it works for them.

[-] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lol that's certainly one way to do it. ~~I have actually seen a few mice with three buttons and a wheel but that's obviously not whatever's going on here~~

Edit: I'm an idiot, there's 4 buttons on top apparently