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Desura Linux Game Client Goes Open Source

Posted by Soulskill on from the penguin-entertainment dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Desura game distribution client for Windows and Linux and developed by ModDB is now open source software. The open source version of the client is called Desurium and is hosted on GitHub."

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  1. Re:Wat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nobody games on PCs anymore

    That is completely correct, Mr. Sony. Desura must be losing a lot of money on this, soon they will have to close down like Valve did because of Steam.

  2. Re:Wat by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Portal (2007) is retro gaming at its finest.

  3. Re:Wat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody games on PCs anymore

    Nobody the whole internet on PCs anymore

  4. Re:Never Heard of It by tenco · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hate to sound negative about any software being open sourced, but so many companies use open sourcing as a marketing ploy or as a way to cut thier support costs, (...)

    Companies use business practices and marketing to increase their revenue? Run for the hills!