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7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux
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Thank you Lord Gaben
It’s corporations making money off of OSS all the way down
How do they make money with proton and foss?
They sell games to people with SteamDecks, I guess. My comment was probably a bit blunt TBF. I think Valve is transformative in the gaming space. They’re not doing it for free though, and I think it helps to remember that.
Proton actually is free, I use it without a Steam Deck. I mean yeah they build a handheld console and they are allowed to sell it I guess? They don't sell SteamOS and they don't sell Proton, I could use both without paying them a dime right now. Legally. They also upstream to Wine ... Actually for free?