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Valve Continues Recruiting Top Linux Talent

Posted by Soulskill on from the year-of-linux-on-the-gametop dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Valve Software, in their Linux Steam / Source Engine effort, plus the rumored Steam Box, is continuing to hire top Linux developers. So far they have poached the lead developers of the DarkPlaces open-source engine used by Nexuiz/Xonotic, the founder of Battle for Wesnoth, and just yesterday they hired Sam latinga, creator of Simple DirectMedia Layer. According to Michael Larabel, they are still trying to hire more Linux kernel developers, driver experts, and other 'extremely talented Linux developers.'"

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

    See, I just enjoy Steam for the community. The games are really secondary to what is a top notch social network and built in chat program.

  2. Re:Vale Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    See, I just enjoy Steam for the community. The games are really secondary to what is a top notch social network and built in chat program.

    +1 Insane?

  3. Poaching? by trout007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Poaching is the act of taking another persons livestock. The use of the word in this context means the author considers people the equivalent of livestock to the corporate ranchers.

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    I love Jesus, except for his foreign policy.
    1. Re:Poaching? by EnsilZah · · Score: 4, Funny

      Poaching is also 'the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally milk, stock or wine', clearly Gabe Newell's hunger for human flesh has must be satisfied... for now...

  4. Re:Vale Linux by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since GP has conveyed his enjoyment of the Steam community, I think the more apt way of wording the same message is "lol u mad?"