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There appears to be a current consensus that this article should not be created until further details have been released however I've started a draft article at User:Samwalton9/SteamOS in order to collect the current information before expanding and moving when more details are available. Samwalton9 ( talk) 17:50, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
Do other editors think it would be a good idea to include an early reception section? Plenty of game developers have expressed interest in SteamOS and commented with their thoughts so I think it could add nicely to the article. Some examples: Mike Bithell Notch Sony UK Boss John D Carmack, Tim Sweeney, and Johan Andersson DICE. Samwalton9 ( talk) 19:52, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Are tehre plans to add details about the differences with Debian 7.1 and such? It seems SteamOS uses a largely modified custom Linux RT kernel, plus glibc 2.17. It should be interesting to know the details about these changes and if there has been non-upstream changes in the system (including software packages). 188.78.52.110 ( talk) 18:25, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
SteamOS does not use RT kernel, check uname -r string. http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?91440-The-First-NVIDIA-GeForce-Benchmarks-On-The-SteamOS-Beta&p=380947#post380947 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.186.147.229 ( talk) 19:26, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
ScotXW, now that you've reverted two different editors, lets have a discussion about the image you're trying to add to the article. I think it's only tangentially relevant, and good for other more broad articles, but not here. Samwalton9 ( talk) 22:33, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I contend that an OS (SteamOS in particular) can be both personal computer-based and a video game console OS.
@ Masem: and @ Vaypertrail: You both wrote in edit comments that SteamOS is not a console OS. Masem, you added that it is a 'personal computer-based system'. However that second comment confuses me, as Xbox is also based on a personal computer design. Perhaps you can add something to the article that explains this distinction more, as to a naive editor like me, this page contradicts that idea with "The Alienware Steam Machine combines the awesome experience of console gaming with a massive library of over 980 games, all in full 1080p HD on your TV." If consensus goes against my suggestion, we should also fix the lead, which says, as of the current version, "designed to be the primary operating system for the Steam Machine game consoles".
As I naive reader, I would expect to visit Category:Game console operating systems and see SteamOS alongside Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox system software. If not, perhaps that category page can point to a more relevant category.
-- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 09:35, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Should we really be including the beta OS release versions in the infobox? I'd propose only the official Brewmaster release versions be counted, not the beta channel. If the consensus is to keep the beta channel latest version, it can be updated to 2.40 from 20151019. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Professorkaos64 ( talk • contribs) 14:59, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
> Again, you've removed source content, and CN tagged things that are sourced. Gnome IS available, even if it's not default. Per BOLD, please use talk page before changing again.
I removed content that was incorrect.
I CN tagged things that need sources or had sources that had nothing to do with the context
I know "Gnome IS available, even if it's not default." but the name of the category is "Default user interface". Default as in DEFAULT. NOT Available.
Gnome is not the default therefore it should not be listed in the DEFAULT user interface.
Currently the information regarding streaming services is not fully correct. I personally don't know to put this on the page, but some streaming services like Netflix and Youtube work just fine in the Steam browser. I'm not sure about other services.
This seems to need an update on its (temporary?) abandonment, and how out of date it is. I'm not familiar with the situation myself. — Darxus ( talk) 15:39, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Why do people keep on changing the 3.0 release to Arch Linux when it's nowhere to be found here: https://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/dists/clockwerk/
Because that repository directory listing is 2 years old at least (look at the modification dates in the directory listings), things seems to have changed internally since then. Valve says themselves that the Steam Deck is going to be running on SteamOS 3.0 which is based off of Arch Linux ( Official FAQ), and news sites ( ZDNet, GamingOnLinux, ShackNews 9To5Linux) say this as well. I don't think it's "nowhere to be found" as you said. ROllerozxa ( talk) 08:46, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
SteamOS has both beta and preview releases, they are on different channels. I'm failing to recognize where should I add a new entry into the infobox for beta release, because there is nothing between "source model" and "marketing target" in the code where the latest releases supposed to be. LinuxPower ( talk) 17:49, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
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There appears to be a current consensus that this article should not be created until further details have been released however I've started a draft article at User:Samwalton9/SteamOS in order to collect the current information before expanding and moving when more details are available. Samwalton9 ( talk) 17:50, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
Do other editors think it would be a good idea to include an early reception section? Plenty of game developers have expressed interest in SteamOS and commented with their thoughts so I think it could add nicely to the article. Some examples: Mike Bithell Notch Sony UK Boss John D Carmack, Tim Sweeney, and Johan Andersson DICE. Samwalton9 ( talk) 19:52, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Are tehre plans to add details about the differences with Debian 7.1 and such? It seems SteamOS uses a largely modified custom Linux RT kernel, plus glibc 2.17. It should be interesting to know the details about these changes and if there has been non-upstream changes in the system (including software packages). 188.78.52.110 ( talk) 18:25, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
SteamOS does not use RT kernel, check uname -r string. http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?91440-The-First-NVIDIA-GeForce-Benchmarks-On-The-SteamOS-Beta&p=380947#post380947 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.186.147.229 ( talk) 19:26, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
ScotXW, now that you've reverted two different editors, lets have a discussion about the image you're trying to add to the article. I think it's only tangentially relevant, and good for other more broad articles, but not here. Samwalton9 ( talk) 22:33, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I contend that an OS (SteamOS in particular) can be both personal computer-based and a video game console OS.
@ Masem: and @ Vaypertrail: You both wrote in edit comments that SteamOS is not a console OS. Masem, you added that it is a 'personal computer-based system'. However that second comment confuses me, as Xbox is also based on a personal computer design. Perhaps you can add something to the article that explains this distinction more, as to a naive editor like me, this page contradicts that idea with "The Alienware Steam Machine combines the awesome experience of console gaming with a massive library of over 980 games, all in full 1080p HD on your TV." If consensus goes against my suggestion, we should also fix the lead, which says, as of the current version, "designed to be the primary operating system for the Steam Machine game consoles".
As I naive reader, I would expect to visit Category:Game console operating systems and see SteamOS alongside Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox system software. If not, perhaps that category page can point to a more relevant category.
-- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 09:35, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Should we really be including the beta OS release versions in the infobox? I'd propose only the official Brewmaster release versions be counted, not the beta channel. If the consensus is to keep the beta channel latest version, it can be updated to 2.40 from 20151019. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Professorkaos64 ( talk • contribs) 14:59, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
> Again, you've removed source content, and CN tagged things that are sourced. Gnome IS available, even if it's not default. Per BOLD, please use talk page before changing again.
I removed content that was incorrect.
I CN tagged things that need sources or had sources that had nothing to do with the context
I know "Gnome IS available, even if it's not default." but the name of the category is "Default user interface". Default as in DEFAULT. NOT Available.
Gnome is not the default therefore it should not be listed in the DEFAULT user interface.
Currently the information regarding streaming services is not fully correct. I personally don't know to put this on the page, but some streaming services like Netflix and Youtube work just fine in the Steam browser. I'm not sure about other services.
This seems to need an update on its (temporary?) abandonment, and how out of date it is. I'm not familiar with the situation myself. — Darxus ( talk) 15:39, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Why do people keep on changing the 3.0 release to Arch Linux when it's nowhere to be found here: https://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/dists/clockwerk/
Because that repository directory listing is 2 years old at least (look at the modification dates in the directory listings), things seems to have changed internally since then. Valve says themselves that the Steam Deck is going to be running on SteamOS 3.0 which is based off of Arch Linux ( Official FAQ), and news sites ( ZDNet, GamingOnLinux, ShackNews 9To5Linux) say this as well. I don't think it's "nowhere to be found" as you said. ROllerozxa ( talk) 08:46, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
SteamOS has both beta and preview releases, they are on different channels. I'm failing to recognize where should I add a new entry into the infobox for beta release, because there is nothing between "source model" and "marketing target" in the code where the latest releases supposed to be. LinuxPower ( talk) 17:49, 21 November 2022 (UTC)