Steam Greenlight Has Some Linux Options

By Cheeseness - 12 September 2012 at 1:07 pm UTC

A Linux platform filter has been added to Greenlight (you can see it down the right hand side next to "PC" and Mac).
Currently there are 13 titles which show up with that filter enabled, though you may need to select "Most recent" to see them if those items aren't in your Greenlight queue.

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Anon Sep 12, 2012

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Yes! A truck simulator. I hope it actually is for Linux, since I'd love to play some. It's been years since the last time I played one (when I still used Windows, c. 2005).

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Liam Dawe Sep 12, 2012

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Woohoo not a bad line up either, get those votes in to help them guys!

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Hamish Sep 12, 2012

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The fact that Windows is still listed as PC induced a groan from me...

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Kame Sep 12, 2012

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Quoting: "Hamish, post: 5382, member: 6"The fact that Windows is still listed as PC induced a groan from me...

*shrug* It's pretty much an industry standard now and it's unlikely to change anytime soon. Best to learn to live with it and move on!

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Kamil Sep 12, 2012

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"PC" is mainly used in the USA, you won't see it much in Europe. It's "Windows", "Mac" and "Linux" here.

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Padster Sep 12, 2012

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I actually posted in the suggestions forum a few minutes ago, suggesting they change "PC" to "Windows", since Linux is also "PC" http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/882960163762208107/

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Hamish Sep 12, 2012

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Quoting: "Kame, post: 5383, member: 102"*shrug* It's pretty much an industry standard now and it's unlikely to change anytime soon. Best to learn to live with it and move on!

If I still cringe every time someone says "hacker" incorrectly, I see no reason not to do it for "PC" as well. :p

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malkien Sep 13, 2012

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I still cringe every time someone uses words incorrectly (yes, I cringe quite often).
Fortunately the use of PC to mean sone specific OS will begin to fade soon, as recognition of the existence of alternatives sets in.

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Cheeseness Sep 14, 2012

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I suspect Apple would need to aggressively adopt the term (as opposed to happily using it as a distinguishing point) for it to really start to disappear. Linux is a little too far away from mainstream and seen to be populated by ineffectual neckbeards for the broader industry to pay attention to semantic arguments like this coming from us.

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Hamish Sep 14, 2012

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Quoting: "Cheeseness, post: 5413, member: 122"Linux is a little too far away from mainstream and seen to be populated by ineffectual neckbeards.

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