Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[thepouar]

I think Valve and SteamOS is what convinced Nvidia to start helping out with  
Nouveau

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[tegskywalker]

I'm not sure if you missed this, but Valve did join the Linux Foundation:  
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/12/valve-joins-the-linux-foundation-ahead-of-steamos-launch/


Whether that is a good thing or not in the free software camp is debatable.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[dudeski]

Hmm. I seem to recall Value making some contributions to the Intel drivers  
during L4D2 development, so who knows. 

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[gav616]

sorry guys but I do use steam on tris (anyways...)

..I do think this is a sane choice for valve, deb is save, deb is boring,  
very good I say.


ohh and hello fellows!

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[shiretoko]

@t3g
Your implying that Valve might be interested in contributing to free software  
in some way.

Do you have a specific reason for thinking so?
Because if not, I highly doubt that they give a damn about everything related  
to freedom.
They will put a lot of effort in improving the proprietary drivers for  
gnu/linux, but nothing more. 

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[george . standish]

this planet.debian.net post might be of interest:
http://richardhartmann.de/blog/posts/2013/12/14-SteamOS/

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[gav616]

I agree, random patches to get the 'debain base' up to 'scratch' is not  
freedom ideology, It might be opensource based but based on a nonfree  
solution.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SteamOS based on Debian a good thing for Ubuntu/Trisquel?

[tegskywalker]

The Steam programs included in SteamOS are nonfree of course, but if  
improvements to the Debian code are for the nonfree bits to appease vendors,  
then it really sucks.


If Valve releases improvements upstream to the free software bits, then that  
would be amazing and benefit everyone.


In an ideal world, these games can run on the same level with the free  
drivers and firmware as the nonfree ones. The sad reality is that companies  
like AMD and Nvidia may want to keep that special sauce in closed source  
code.