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We’ve got Linux.
by rubymamis 1y ago
We’ve got Linux.
- rjdj377dhabsn 1y agoWithout massive corporate funding for mobile apps, it doesn't have much chance on phones.
- sph 1y agoMust Valve do everything to bring Linux to the masses? (I would love a Steam phone, though that’s never gonna happen)
- pjmlp 1y agoStill having issues to bring Linux to game devs. Remember that Android/NDK has the same 3D and audio APIs available on regular GNU/Linux, Swift does Vulkan, Playstation has a POSIX like OS based on FreeBSD. Yet Valve needs to offer Win32/DirectX support via Proton.
- sph 1y agoGame devs are not stuck on Windows because of APIs. They're stuck on Windows because of the Adobe suite and proprietary game engines. All Valve can do is bring Linux to gamers, and game devs will follow, if their tools allow them to.
- janwl 1y agoLinux is a kernel. We don’t have a usable operating system to go with it besides Android.
- yjftsjthsd-h 1y agoPoint of order: We have several usable OS to go with it, just not that target phones and have good hardware support.
- surajrmal 1y agoThis is like responding to someone calling for an open alternative to Facebook by saying we have kubernetes. Linux is a helpful head start to solving the problems needed but it is not the full picture. And depending on what you need to build it might get in the way and require adjustment/fine tuning which is non trivial. There is just so much that goes into an OS in terms of polish beyond just getting some pixels on the screen and responding to input.