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This is why Valve supports and actively pushes Linux Gaming. (youtu.be)

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

Do you count Android users as "participants"?

[–] synapse1278 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's going to depend. Are you using the Android version that can shipped with your device, or a custom ROM? are you using F-droid? have you ever reported a bug to an app developer ? I assume a big majority of Android users are consumers and not participants, but at least with Android you have options to participate. Nothing wrong with being a consumer BTW.

However, Android is quite a bit different from what is broadly understood as Linux. Yes, Android uses the Linux kernel, but appart from that it's not a very open eco-system and Google absolutely controls the AOSP.

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

However, Android is quite a bit different from what is broadly understood as Linux.

I would argue that the difference has a lot to do with whether the user is typically a consumer or participant. Valve seems to be making a a form of Linux for consumers, even if participants can use the system.

After all, why buy the Steam Deck to delete Steam from it?