On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:00 PM, David Klasinc <bigwh...@lubica.net> wrote: > Implementation wise, I think the best way would be if PPA system can be > extended to offer necessary support for selling software. This way Steam, > Desura and alike could offer a simple PPA. PlayOnLinux could probably do > this already. > > Regards, > David
I'm happy to be proven wrong, but I think there is about a 0.1% chance of Steam using a Debian package repository to install Linux software. Their system is known for quickly and immediately updating games, as soon as updates appear. This is very important to keep them in sync with other players. Apt and dpkg don't offer that for free, and I can't think of a practical reason beyond that for Valve to bother with packaging everything when it can just be shipped in a standard format: 'here are the game files: put them $somewhere'. The best we can do is anticipate that and think about software installation in a world where some common applications manage the job outside of Debian's tutelage. People use and like Desura (and likely will Steam) and SC won't be replacing them, but maybe, with some very simple common interfaces, it can augment them in a way that makes sense. Dylan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
