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Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux - 14 years old today

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You may have noticed the website acting up a little lately, well that's because it's well into its teens now. Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux, the tiny little site I thought no one would visit but here we are 14 years later. Now we see around a million visitors a month, and I still can't quite believe it.

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Who knows what the industry will look like in another 14 years. Will we have some sort of chip in our brains? Will Valve count to three finally? How about a new living room Steam Machine? Perhaps we will be on the Steam Deck 5 by then and everyone will be running Linux on their desktop. One can dream right?

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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
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Grogan Jul 6, 2023
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Happy Birthday, Gaming On Linux

Another year :-)
Pengling Jul 6, 2023
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Quoting: PhlebiacI just noticed the mascot in the top banner changes what is being held beneath the flipper; different controllers show up, including a Steam Deck playing what looks like a Star Wars game. Is that new, or have I just been blind? ;-D
It's been going on for a while. I still think that it's a great touch.
AndroidNougat7 Jul 6, 2023
Happy Birthday GOL. Thanks to GOL, i entered Linux gaming faster as i thought.
i discovered Linux in 2011 and GOL in 2019, but i fully switched to Linux in 2020.

and also through GOL, i discovered hundreds of great Linux games, Steam Deck verified games and hidden gems for Linux/Steam Deck, that i probably had never discovered on other gaming sites.

Thank you so much for that :D
Eri Jul 6, 2023
Happy birthday!!! I have only been around here for some months but I hope to see more of these
dpanter Jul 6, 2023
Quoting: kaimanI also noticed that Liberapay is conspicuously absent from the support options? What's up with that?
Been quite a while since that went away.
QuoteSorry but we're no longer using Liberapay as it has been a nuisance to use overall.
r2rX Jul 6, 2023
Happy Birthday GOL and congratulations for being an important part of helping Linux gaming become what it is today.
Gooda Jul 6, 2023
Happy Birthday! :)


Last edited by Gooda on 6 July 2023 at 11:17 am UTC
SuperKey Jul 6, 2023
Happy Birthday GOL!!! I can remember discovering GOL shortly after starting my Linux Journey 8 years ago and it's been my homepage ever since.
Jpxe Jul 6, 2023
Happy birthday, and thanks for all the penguins
iiari Jul 6, 2023
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There is no Linux gaming without GOL. Happy birthday!
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