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Valve Offers Free Subscription To Debian Developers: Paying It Forward

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-little-something-for-you dept.

sfcrazy writes "Valve Software, the makers of Steam OS, is already winning praise from the larger free and open source community – mainly because of their pro-community approach. Now the company is 'giving back' to Debian by offering free subscription to Debian developers. This subscription will offer full access to current and future games produced by Valve. Since Steam OS is based on Debian GNU/Linux it's a nice way for Valve to say 'thank you' to Debian developers."

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  1. OK... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    and now nothing will get done.
    This is obviously effort to thwart Debian.

  2. This is a Triumph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS

    1. Re: This is a Triumph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      instead of free games, THEy should offer free food, something like CAKE. this IS A great way to attract linux coders, not gonna LIE.

  3. 5 years later ... by TrollstonButterbeans · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: Why did Debian development stop?
    A: The entire development team was given dozens of free video games.

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    Priest: "Universe from nothing, no laws of physics, sped up time"+ huge discrepancies. Creationism? No. Big Bang Theory
  4. Valve vote stacking? by Pav · · Score: 1, Funny

    So this is basically about Valve stacking the Debian voting process?