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Yes, you need to license SteamOS to preinstall it on devices you sell: https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/oem https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/oem Wh
by Yokolos 11mo ago
Yes, you need to license SteamOS to preinstall it on devices you sell: https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/oem https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/oem
Why would you not need to license it? Steam isn't open source and Steam, the trademark, is owned by Valve. If we were talking about a standard distro like Fedora, no, I guess they wouldn't have to license it, but we aren't.
- theshrike79 11mo agoIt's also about protecting their brand. If someone starts selling completely shitty "SteamOS PCs" without licensing, it'll hurt Valve more than the no-name Chinese PC manufacturer. Licensing -> Valve can dictate minimum specs and QA requirements -> Good for everyone.