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icebraining on Sept 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: SteamOS

Steam OS needs to be on the Public Domain like an Opensource Project..Which it will most likely be..

Steam is a DRM platform with a few user features on top. Releasing an open source platform would be as uncharacteristic as suicidal.

lotyrin on Sept 23, 2013 [–]

Have to think about it like android, FOSS linux base that in most cases ships with a non-FOSS storefront application from its primary contributor.

icebraining on Sept 23, 2013 | [–]

I don't think game publishers would trust their cash cows to an Android platform either.

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