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Valve Contracts Another Prominent Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Developer (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Rosenzweig, known for her Panfrost and Apple M1/M2 GPU driver work is now contracted by Valve to work on graphics driver development! Sounds like great news for Valve's push for Linux gaming.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Valve is basically carrying Linux gaming. While no one should trust a corporate entity, their actions speak pretty loudly. Thanks, Valve.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Valve knows they need to provide an alternative to windows if they want to stay relevant. Windows + XBox exclusives could kill their business model if they allowed it to happen. And they've been trying to improve Linux gaming for over a decade now.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

The decade of work is starting to show for real. Many other tech companies have tried to break into new market "segments", but often pull the plug after the product isn't an instant hit. Valve had similar stumbles at first, but took what worked and tried to make that useful for as many people as possible.

Complete opposite of stadia, etc. which didn't really amount to anything after the initial failure.

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