Arch Linux and Valve Collaboration
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We are excited to announce that Arch Linux is entering into a direct collaboration with Valve. Valve is generously providing backing for two critical projects that will have a huge impact on our distribution: a build service infrastructure and a secure signing enclave. By supporting work on a freelance basis for these topics, Valve enables us to work on them without being limited solely by the free time of our volunteers.
This opportunity allows us to address some of the biggest outstanding challenges we have been facing for a while. The collaboration will speed-up the progress that would otherwise take much longer for us to achieve, and will ultimately unblock us from finally pursuing some of our planned endeavors. We are incredibly grateful for Valve to make this possible and for their explicit commitment to help and support Arch Linux.
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Valve (Steam) begin a direct collaboration with Arch Linux | GamingOnLinux
This is some pretty exciting news! The Arch Linux team have announced a new direct collaboration with Valve (Steam). Something that's not too surprising, since Valve do fund a lot of open source work, and SteamOS for Steam Deck is built directly on Arch Linux so working more closely together makes a lot of sense.
Arch Linux Announces Collaboration With Valve
In an exciting development for the Linux community, Arch Linux has announced a new partnership with Valve, the company behind the Steam gaming platform and Steam Deck. This collaboration will see Valve financially support two major projects for Arch Linux: an improved build service infrastructure and a secure signing enclave.
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Valve enters into collaboration with Arch Linux in yet another victory for the Linux gaming community
It is hard to argue the fact that the Steam Deck's introduction was a watershed moment for the Linux gaming community. The handheld ran SteamOS 3.0, built atop the lightweight yet capable Arch Linux, which leveraged the Proton compatibility layer for playing Windows games -- a move that was widely applauded by FOSS and Linux gaming enthusiasts alike.
In yet another substantial win for Linux gaming, Arch Linux has revealed that it will soon be participating in a direct collaboration effort with Valve -- the company behind the Steam Deck (currently $540 on Amazon) as well as the Proton compatibility layer. As revealed by developer Levente Polyak, the gaming giant will financially back two pivotal projects that are likely to have a substantial effect on the future of Arch. His official statement is as follows...
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Valve lends corporate sponsorship to Arch
Arch Linux is a community-led distro, and a member project of the non-profit Software in the Public Interest (along with Debian, Gentoo, and many others). Corporate sponsorship is often mostly helpful, though. Why Valve? Well, alongside games and the Steam platform, Valve sells Linux hardware. Its Steam Deck handheld console plays Windows games, but it runs Linux, and its SteamOS distro is based on Arch.
Forget the desktop: it's a dying market sector anyway. The Year of Linux On The Games Console is more significant, and that began back in 2021. The Year Of Linux On The Games Console came nearly a decade after the Year Decade Of Linux On The Laptop, which began when Chromebooks became best-sellers in 2013. The COVID pandemic helped Chromebooks outsell Macs by 2020.