Re:SteamOS: What we know so far and what to expect
by mackal on Friday December 13, 2013 @11:09AM
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Its Ubuntu, the Engadget guy interpreted the Dev wrong. Or I should say for most of its history its been Ubuntu based but it is still entirely possible they changed it, but I think its more likely the reporter is wrong.
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Re:SteamOS: What we know so far and what to expect
by Arelius on Friday December 13, 2013 @02:51PM
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Do you have any evidence to back this up? We've never seen SteamOS so we can't say what it's been for any of it's history. This sounds like pure speculation to me, and if I had to speculate I think it's more likely that the reporter is correct, and it is unlikely Ubuntu.
Re:SteamOS: What we know so far and what to expect
by TsiCClawOfLight on Friday December 13, 2013 @02:55PM
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What makes you think that? Valve has been focusing on Ubuntu up to now, and they have an APT repo. If they don't base SteamOS on Ubuntu, they will probably base directly of Debian testing. Debian makes up most of desktop linux anyway...
Re:SteamOS: What we know so far and what to expect
by Arelius on Saturday December 14, 2013 @03:53AM
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> Debian makes up most of desktop linux anyway
Actually, I'm pretty sure that spot belongs to Ubuntu, which is why:
> Valve has been focusing on Ubuntu up to now
They focus on Ubuntu release because that is where their target players are. SteamOS, being it's own release, doesn't have the same restriction.
> If they don't base SteamOS on Ubuntu, they will probably base directly of Debian testing
Nice save, anyways, the argument is moot now: http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown
Debian being, indeed, The most obvious choice.
Re:SteamOS: What we know so far and what to expect
by TsiCClawOfLight on Saturday December 14, 2013 @05:48AM
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what save? I thought it was probable, so I wrote it.