Steam naar Linux Platform

[himlims_]

Steam ontwikkelaar Valve heeft een vacature geplaatst:

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.

Bron:
• http://www.valvesoftware.com/job-SenSoftEngineer.html
• http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/valve-2012/

Ofwel; met beetje mazzel gaat Steam straks native onder Linux Platform draaien. Wat verwachten jullie hier van? Ik kan het wel waarderen zoń platform.

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Waarschijnlijk alleen Valve games die dan onder Linux draaien. Aan andere games mogen ze natuurlijk niets veranderen.

[Kees]

Ja leuk, die vacature staat al sinds september 2007; dus ruim 4,5 jaar open. Het is niet echt nieuw nieuws

nieuws: Valve zoekt Linux-programmeur voor werk aan Steam - update
http://www.meneame.net/st...rtar-juegos-windows-linux
http://web.archive.org/we.../job-SenSoftEngineer.html

[ Voor 72% gewijzigd door Kees op 19-01-2012 12:49 ]

[Noxious]

nieuws: Valve zoekt Linux-programmeur voor werk aan Steam - update

En ook: nieuws: Valve ontkent ontwikkeling Linux-client voor Steam

[himlims_]

Gabe Newell has talked in an interview to the website GameTrailers.com about the scheduled release of Steam for TV (known as "STEAM'S BIG PICTURE" mode) and Steam for Linux. He has confirmed that the BETA versions of both products are going to be released "fairly quickly."

bron: http://steamforlinux.com/

http://media.mtvnservices...15-49dc-b48a-a07a6b9fb704

positief nieuws

[acemoo]

himlims_ schreef op dinsdag 21 augustus 2012 @ 11:42:
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bron: http://steamforlinux.com/

http://media.mtvnservices...15-49dc-b48a-a07a6b9fb704

positief nieuws

Vergeet de valve tijd niet. Het kan nog lang duren voor dat de steam client daadwerkelijk voor linux uit word gebracht.
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time

phoronix.com heeft ook interesante artikelen over steam en l4d2 op linux.

[ Voor 7% gewijzigd door acemoo op 21-08-2012 12:53 ]