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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. Re:OK... by bug1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Games are one of the oldest and most powerful learning systems we have. Computer games obviously lose the physical benefit of RL game,s but they still have mental benefits.

    They can teach Logic, promote social skills (as compared to TV), and can be good emotionally just ot blow of some steam.

    I understand the drama with debian and non-free games, but surely you can seperate the two concepts.