How exactly are they counting the platform of Steam users?
Initial download? Time the user spents running Steam on a platform? What if someone downloaded using Wine first? What if they didn't download the game at all?

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Hmm, also, thinking about that: This restriction makes the license incompatible with the GPL. I couldn't incorporate that VR API into a GPL project.

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No, not really. But you know me, I'm a software freedom fanatic. :P

Apart from that, the code does seem nice and clean.

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It's a non-free-software license, though, since it restricts your freedom to non-commercial use. Not impressed.

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Quoting: CaldazarDo you think in 30 years from now there will be such a thing as different brands of kernels / OSes?

Yes. There will never be one swiss army knife of operating systems to rule them all.

• Devices that watch over the brakes in your car will still be constrained by strict timings, low memory footprint and low power consumption; something like MicroC/OS-II [External Link] is more fitting


• For low-power distributed devices, OS's like Contiki [External Link] exist.


• For music playing devices, there's RockBox [External Link].


• For education purposes, MINIX [External Link] is still a good showcase for microkernels and the UNIX-philosophy in general


• For compatiblity with DOS programs and, again, education purposes in simple operating systems, there's FreeDOS [External Link]

etc., etc..

There will never be just one OS for the same reason there will never be just one architecture, or just one programming language [External Link]: You can't fit all different use-cases and requirements together into one single bundle.

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Quoting: liamdaweHonestly, I like nothing less than people who try to force people to say "GNU/Linux"

Yes, I figured you'd be one of those people.

Quoting: liamdawefor one who cares

The FSF and related organizations and persons, obviously.
Generally people who are into free/libre software for ideological reasons. Like me.

Quoting: liamdaweit sounds crap

Subjective.
I happed to think it sounds great. But I also like the term FLOSS, so YMMV.

Quoting: liamdaweWe don't need to confuse people even more.

There I agree.
But my solution would be to educate people, not keeping them confused and ignorant by hiding away everything. It's also the reason why I hate it when people say "PC" when they means "Windows", or just say "Ubuntu" (hell, or "SteamOS" ) when they mean "GNU/Linux".

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Quoting: liamdaweGetting down to basics Linux is just a Kernel anyway, SteamOS is the distribution.

Then they should include GNU as well. "SteamOS GNU/Linux" or something.

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And 4.99€... -.-

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"We do intend to support Linux" doesn't seem very confident or binding to me. More like a "Maybe, maybe not. Eh, who cares, right?".

That FAQ item is also literally the only time Linux is mentioned at all on their Kickstarter campaign; no mention in the text, nothing in any of the videos, nothing in any of the updates. And other platforms aren't mentioned at all.

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Same for €: The game goes for 12.99€ on Desura, which is about $17.50 (versus the $13.99 on IndieGameStand).

But still, we're only talking about tree fiddy here... Wait a minute! I'm not going to give you any money, you god damn Loch Ness monster!

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