Good chance that this version will run on most up to date distros without much issue. So I don't see it as a reason not to release it. > proprietary and open s

Good chance that this version will run on most up to date distros without much issue. So I don't see it as a reason not to release it. > proprietary and open source hardware drivers etc Somewhat of a problem, but not so much anymore, most Linux gamers know to use AMD and Mesa. So I'd say their focus on SteamOS is a good base of support.