Valve says it's part of 'a larger strategy to coordinate all these projects and set up kind of an overall architecture' for gaming on Linux.
is an incredible bit of hardware, but the software that underpins it is just as impressive. From long-running open-source stalwarts like the Mesa graphics driver and the Vulkan API to Valve's own Proton compatibility layer, the Deck only runs thanks to a lot of labour by open-source developers. Without them, the whole thing is just a big block of plastic.
Griffais said Valve's corralling of open-source devs is part of"a larger strategy to coordinate all these projects and set up kind of an overall architecture" for gaming on Linux. That is to say, Valve is using its technical and financial clout to herd the cats of open-source development in a single direction, in order to get Linux functioning as a viable alternative to Windows for PC gaming.
I was surprised when I heard about it. Valve is obviously committed to the Steam Deck, but working with—and paying—over a hundred devs to keep its open-source innards chugging along really puts that commitment into perspective. To people more involved in Linux and open-source development, though, it was less of a surprise. As various commenters in thisattest, Valve has had a hand in an incredible amount of open-source tech at this point.
Even if Valve's dedication to Linux and open-source software is more about having an escape hatch from Windows than staunch dedication to free and open source principles, it's great that so many devs are getting paid for their contributions to the company's projects. Truly, 2022 has been the year of Linux on the desktop.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.
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