Category: linux
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Ian Murdock Passes
If you’ve ever used Linux, you’ve probably heard of the Debian distribution of the Linux kernel and the associated software that make up the thing that you run on your computer or server. It hasn’t been everyone’s first choice for a distribution, but so many other projects owe their inner workings to borrowed code from…
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Ryan Gordon on SteamLUG Podcast
The creator of many good things, Ryan Gordon, recently made an appearance on the SteamLUG podcast. Tune in for the talk of how Linux gaming is doing. Keep listening for exactly how to use your Steam Controller in the event of an emergency.
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What Does Linux Get Out of SteamOS?
Liam Dawe on the lack of good news coming out of Valve regarding their Linux-based Steam Machines in the past year, compared to the overall state of health for Linux as a gaming platform: We haven’t had developers like Aspyr Media and Feral Interactive support us for very long, and with their commitment to our…
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ABC Linuxu interview w/icculus
Lots of interesting stuff including Ryan discussing OS/2 at length. This portion is especially compelling: I find if you’re targeting Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X right from the start, your code will probably work anywhere else that you might try it later. Not to long ago, people would say, “why bother? Everyone runs Windows!”…