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Phoronix Confirms GNU/Linux Steam and Source Engine Clients

Posted by Unknown on from the believe-it-when-i-see-it dept.

nukem996 writes "After initially reporting in 2010 that Valve was working on a native GNU/Linux client, one has finally been confirmed. Michael Larabel recently visited Valve's Bellvue, WA based office and has been able to see it himself. Included in the article are screenshots of the client running and speculation of a release." Valve has yet to officially comment, but you'd hope they wouldn't invite someone up to their offices and send them home to spew lies.

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  1. Dammit Valve! by InvisibleClergy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The entire reason I *have* an Ubuntu partition is so that I *can't* play all the modern games I'm used to having. With this and how well WoW runs under Wine, I guess that programming Skynet will have to wait.

  2. Re:Good luck by Alex+Belits · · Score: 1, Funny

    it's unfortunate that your experience with the Linux community left you with the impression that most are like that.

    Indeed! I would prefer if Microsoft astroturfers' experience with the Linux community entirely consisted of being punched in the face.

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    Contrary to the popular belief, there indeed is no God.
  3. Re:Mirror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    /.ed? That's impossible. Nobody uses Linux on the desktop or is interested in it, right?

  4. Re:Good luck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cutting edge stuff. Look out, XBox, GNULIX has your number.

  5. Re:Good luck by seepho · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, am pleased that this is only true with the Linux community. I don't know what I'd do if politics and religion had similar problems.