Steam for Linux?

[AtomicSpark]

Saw this job posting for Valve Software. It has started a few rumors. I figured the best way would be to post it on here and see what you guys think, since a few of you actually know Valve employees.

Senior Software Engineer

Description
Lead engineer and architect on product integration into the highly available digital distribution platform called "Steam". Utilize business/commerce background and engineering skills to drive next generation features for software developed by Valve.

Responsibilities

Develop an understanding of Valve's Internet business and player community and contribute creative web-focused design solutions to improve the experience of using Valve's products

Manage the operation of large clusters of machines running both Windows and Linux in a highly available system.

Utilize knowledge of networking technologies and their appropriate use in large scale digital distribution systems and gaming platforms.

Port Windows-based games to the Linux platform.

Test, document, and maintain large scale networking installations and their assorted protocols

oversee and implement quality assurance of applications in house and third party games distributed on Steam?

Required Qualifications

Bachelor in Systems Engineering (or equivalent).

Requires two years of experience in systems engineering designing and developing communications software and hardware solutions including resolving problems surrounding real-time and non real time PC- based systems using C++ and network programming algorithms and their interaction with physical devices.

Experience must include providing research and documentation on solutions implemented.

http://www.valvesoftware.com/job-SenSoftEngineer.html

This would help many people out since I actually know a few people that run Steam over Wine on Linux (along with many other games). Discuss.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

No, they have linux binaries for servers.

This is quite old info don't get your hopes up seeing as Source is a DX app.

 

[AtomicSpark]

True. I was thinking more of Steam being native and then it runs the games in Cedega or something (like how WoW and Eve Online works). That probably would be the best way for now, and then future releases of games might have Linux binaries.

 

[lonestar]

It has started a few rumors. I figured the best way would be to post it on here and see what you guys think, since a few of you actually know Valve employees.

yes, because knowing about their internal developments automatically means you're allowed to talk about it!



they're probably seeking for linux administrators.

and it's not really necessary since steam and many valve games games run by using wine.

 

[kacation_man]

I hope they do something like that. I want to use linux, but game support just isnt out there. I think if steam goes to linux it could help out a lot seeing as steam is such a huge game app now. Would also be nice for those already running steam via wine, I've done it before and there always seems to be (more) problems. Last time i did it I couldn't get anything over teh store or update news. Other times steam just wouldn't update. I hear source games actually work pretty well under linux, so i think if valve worked with the guys working on wine, they could probably get it pretty well optimized.

 

[AtomicSpark]

I just discovered UT2004 had Linux support since it was released.

 

[kacation_man]

yes, but sadly my copy does not . Unreal anthology does not come with a linux installer