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Re:Steam Machine by rollcat on Thursday November 13, 2025 @10:49AM (#45916316)
The main problem with Linux as a platform, is that it isn't. Linux is a kernel, with a platform built on top of it. And that's the real issue: Gnome and KDE are separate platforms; but so are Ubuntu and Fedora; but so are Flatpak and Snap; etc. Depending on your application, you will have to support several combinations.

For gaming, Steam OS fixes that. You can't target "Linux", but you can target Steam on Linux.

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Re:Steam Machine by doshaa on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @05:39AM (#46044533)
Which is fine, its a much better situation than the current status quo, If all devs build around steam OS's 'platform' its not that big of a deal for any Linux enthusiast to run in their custom made setup, the main concern is the layman, the enthusiast love these types of problems.
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