Unfortunately, I don’t think we have a choice. In this capitalist society, money is key to get things moving forward.
Griffais says the company is also directly paying more than 100 open-source developers to work on the Proton compatibility layer, the Mesa graphics driver, and Vulkan, among other tasks like Steam for Linux and Chromebooks. https://www.theverge.com/23499215/valve-steam-deck-interview-late-2022
If it weren’t for Valve, Linux gaming would not be at this advanced stage.
For sure, and I’m stoked about it! Just nervous what things will look like in 5-10 years. Also, thanks for the link, I actually didn’t know they were paying open-source devs. That’s pretty cool and sounds better than the typical embrace, extend, extinguish methods.
Unfortunately, I don’t think we have a choice. In this capitalist society, money is key to get things moving forward.
If it weren’t for Valve, Linux gaming would not be at this advanced stage.
For sure, and I’m stoked about it! Just nervous what things will look like in 5-10 years. Also, thanks for the link, I actually didn’t know they were paying open-source devs. That’s pretty cool and sounds better than the typical embrace, extend, extinguish methods.