RE: Steam: Possible Linux Client in the future?
Few months back, I posted a blog post concerning Steam and Linux.
Now with the Closed Steam for Mac beta underway, people have noticed that in the same script that launches Steam in OSX has Linux entries.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...m_linux_script
This implies Valve is porting Steam to Linux.
To make things more interesting, there's references to linux steam client files on steampowered.com
URL REMOVED
"There is no doubt, Steam's coming to Linux." : http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item&px=ODE3Mw
If all this is true, than Linux has just gained big support from another big name game developer.
hopefully, Valve will either confirm or deny this very soon. As it seems the cat may already be out of the bag.
Now with the Closed Steam for Mac beta underway, people have noticed that in the same script that launches Steam in OSX has Linux entries.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...m_linux_script
This implies Valve is porting Steam to Linux.
To make things more interesting, there's references to linux steam client files on steampowered.com
URL REMOVED
"There is no doubt, Steam's coming to Linux." : http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item&px=ODE3Mw
If all this is true, than Linux has just gained big support from another big name game developer.
hopefully, Valve will either confirm or deny this very soon. As it seems the cat may already be out of the bag.
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Thank you for these good news!!! Perhaps things will change soon, finally
Posted 04-23-2010 at 06:14 AM by Web31337 
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Of course these things I linked to could just be Valve's funny way of naming their server crap, but I would like to think positively about this.
But right now, we should treat these things with a grain of salt unless Valve comes out and says that we're getting native linux support for their source games.Posted 04-23-2010 at 10:02 PM by Seph64
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yeah... we just hope.
Posted 04-25-2010 at 05:49 AM by Web31337
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Well, it looks like Valve removed the link that references a Linux client. So I removed the link from my post since it no longer works.
Posted 04-26-2010 at 12:05 PM by Seph64
