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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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According to these new numbers from Valve, the Linux customer base is up to 1.96%, or a 0.52% jump over June! That's a huge jump with normally just moving 0.1% or so in either direction most months... It's also near an all-time high on a percentage basis going back to the early days of Steam on Linux when it had around a 2% marketshare but at that time the Steam customer size in absolute numbers was much smaller a decade ago than it is now. So if the percentage numbers are accurate, this is likely the largest in absolute terms that the Linux gaming marketshare has ever been.

Data from Valve: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam?platform=combined

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I know countless amazing indie developers who can only afford to target and support Windows as Linux doesn’t generate them any or enough income. They certainly aren’t trying to empty anyone’s pockets, instead supporting their games for years and constantly adding new content for free.

Linux gamers don’t buy every game that developers have put the time and effort into shipping native binaries. Proton is the ideal stop gap until Linux has a bigger user base that can result in a return on investment for native binaries.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

"Don't run on linux" does include via Wine/Proton.

[+] zer0 -17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call them amazing if they would rather focus on free/pay content rather than releasing binaries for linux. I wouldn't call them amazing either if they consider releasing binaries as an investment.

There's plenty of devs who work on their games without the ambition to bank the stock market.

https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you just wake up today and decide to be an asshole, or is this your usual temperament?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Ugh right? People like that make others not want to use Linux out of spite.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

-311 comment points in 8 days. Clearly their usual temperament.

It’s festering toxicity like that user displays that turns developers away from Linux. Would you want support tickets from someone like them?

I also found it hilarious they linked a wiki I’ve been contributing to for years hahaha.