Comment by tuna74

5 days ago

Calling a Linux distro Gnu/Linux today is wrong because the actual Gnu code running is such a small part of everything.

SteamOS uses Linux as much as Linux distros like Fedora and Arch and other Linux based systems like Android.

A lot of gamers are also FOSS folks although not as hardcore as RMS.

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pjmlp  5 days ago

Not at all, it makes a point, ChromeOS, WebOS, Android, are also based on the Linux kernel and hardly considered Linux distributions for everyday use, in a way similar to GNU/Linux expectations.

How little do game studios care to port their titles from Android/NDK into SteamOS, even though both are "Linux".

  • rpdillon  4 days ago

    You have a misunderstanding. SteamOS is essentially Arch Linux.

    Edit: Misunderstanding is mine. I think you guys are discussing something else. I was trying to assert that SteamOS is GNU/Linux, unlike the others.

  • tuna74  5 days ago

    Android and iOS games are usually not interesting for SteamOS gamers.

    What really makes ChromeOS different from Ubuntu except it is not developed in the open?