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Valve Releases Debian-Based SteamOS Beta

Posted by timothy on from the actually-sounds-pretty-cool dept.

An anonymous reader writes that, as promised, "Valve has put out their first SteamOS Linux operating system beta. SteamOS 1.0 'Alchemist' Beta is forked from Debian Wheezy and features its own graphics compositor along with other changes. Right now SteamOS 1.0 is only compatible with NVIDIA graphics cards and uses NVIDIA's closed-source Linux driver. SteamOS can be downloaded from here, but the server seems to be offline under the pressure."

3 of 211 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Why does UEFI matter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    DRM, closed source, spying on you, whatever. Piece of shit.

  2. Re:SteamOS, Distributed by Steam? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Valve said that weenies should wait a bit before trying the OS.

  3. STOP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Please don't support a DRM Monster that is Valve/Steam... you're better of buying from more reliable distributors.

    I just can't fathom why people would get excited about one of the worst companies in the world that quite frankly go hand-in-hand with MPAA and all those types when it comes to their business models and consumer protection.

    In reality, Steam/Valve is a totalitarian empire and like a tick it needs to be removed from the fabric of society.