the_crab_man@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat developments in the Linux world are you looking forward to the most?message-squaremessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1210arrow-down1message-squareWhat developments in the Linux world are you looking forward to the most?the_crab_man@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square158fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareconst_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year ago Valve contributes to open source software Maybe so, but Steam itself is still proprietary, closed source software.
minus-squareKotoWhiskas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoIt is, but you are not really locked in it
minus-squarethegreenguy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAs long as the game does not depend on Steam APIs for DRM (which is not Valve’s fault), you can absolutely copy over the game files and play it outside of Steam, and even use Proton, although it’s only officially supported in Steam.
Maybe so, but Steam itself is still proprietary, closed source software.
It is, but you are not really locked in it
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As long as the game does not depend on Steam APIs for DRM (which is not Valve’s fault), you can absolutely copy over the game files and play it outside of Steam, and even use Proton, although it’s only officially supported in Steam.
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