Soleron on 29 November 2008
| shio said: If there is one game service that can be highly sucessful on Linux, it's Steam. This would be a huge move for Valve and a more unified PC gaming |
It's not open source enough. That means it can never be properly integrated with the rapid pace of distro change. Closed binaries have never worked with the Linux architecture - look at binary graphics drivers or the Flash Player.
Oh, and it's philosophically opposed as well. The only way to make something a standard in Linux is to include it in the distro: distros won't ship closed stuff. Games are just about acceptable since there's no way most games can be made open, but Steam could be opened up.
