Eh, I'll miss the Tux logo, but this isn't a big deal. There are enough people who don't realize that SteamOS is actually Linux, and having a penguin represent SteamOS just confuses them, so this change makes sense.

However, I agree that Valve needs something more distinctive than the same logo that's plastered all across Steam since that can be confusing as well. Maybe some kind of gear icon to associate it with Steam Machines.

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Quoting: tuubiDon't worry. Half the people actively involved in the debate don't seem to have any idea either.

Ah, well, that would explain why a Google search yielded results that were vague and contradictory.

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I still don't have a real clear idea about what "gamergate" is or why I should care.

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This is a real slap in the face to their backers who supported the game because of the promise of a Linux version. This is why I'm always cautioning people to avoid Kickstarter and "early access", because there is zero accountability and zero incentive for the developers to actually make good on their promises once they have your money.

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Quoting: OrkultusYeah they are doing these surveys all wrong.

Based on 125 million users, to get 95% confidence that their results are within 0.1% of the actual values they would need 953077 completed surveys, or about 0.76% of their user base each month. Put another way: a typical user would be asked to fill in a survey less frequently than once every hundred months on average.

Sample size calculator: <a href="http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="cursor:help;display:inline !important;">http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm</a>

There's more to an accurate survey than just sample size. You need to ensure that it cuts evenly and proportionately across demographics. For instance, a political survey that polled primarily low-information Democrat voters would give a biased result regardless of sample size. This is why the reputable pollsters basically hand-pick their sample to ensure that it's representative. Valve's random, opt-in sampling is pretty much the worst way to conduct a survey.

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I still don't entirely trust the hardware survey. I've been using Steam for Linux for about 2-years, ever since it was a public beta, and I have never been asked to complete a survey while using Linux. But in that same period of time, I can recall two instances where the survey popped up when I was using Windows, which is a strange coincidence considering just how infrequently I boot into Windows these days (we're talking months between Windows logins). And I know I'm not alone since I've other people who have had the same experience. How to explain this anomaly? It makes you wonder if there's a bug in Steam for Linux that is causing it not to trigger the survey.

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