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Valve launches SteamOS

Posted Sep 24, 2013 5:31 UTC (Tue) by zdzichu (subscriber, #17118)
In reply to: Valve launches SteamOS by salimma
Parent article: Valve launches SteamOS

SOS is reportedly based on Ubuntu. So it would rather bring tremendous push for Mir.

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Posted Sep 24, 2013 6:41 UTC (Tue) by k8to (subscriber, #15413) [Link]

Welllll... basing on Ubuntu doesn't mean you have to use the whole Ubuntu stack. It's not even necessary to avoid using common technology while making different choices about the default display tools and availability of gui apps.

I mean you might be right, but I'm not too certain, myself.

Valve launches SteamOS

Posted Sep 24, 2013 14:53 UTC (Tue) by raven667 (subscriber, #5198) [Link]

I would expect the thing to boot directly into Steam Big PIcture mode and exclude window management, printing, the desktop, etc. It just needs graphics sound and input drivers.