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    1364 points davikr | 11 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source | bottom
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    CobrastanJorji ◴[12 Nov 25 21:24 UTC] No.45906945[source]▶
    > Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?

    From your mouth to Tim Cook's ear, friend.

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    foxandmouse ◴[12 Nov 25 22:10 UTC] No.45907533[source]▶
    That said, when are we going to get a public release for SteamOS? …There’s a joke somewhere about them reaching SteamOS 3
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    shayway ◴[12 Nov 25 22:41 UTC] No.45907903[source]▶
    It's always been public:

    https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-42...

    https://gitlab.com/evlaV/holo-PKGBUILD

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    1. lelandfe ◴[12 Nov 25 23:15 UTC] No.45908255[source]▶
    > These public repositories (@gitlab.com/evlaV) are an unmodified 1:1 public copy/mirror of Valve's latest (currently private) SteamOS 3.x (holo) GitLab repositories

    This sure reads like it's private

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    2. shayway ◴[12 Nov 25 23:19 UTC] No.45908301[source]▶
    You can download it and install images freely. The source code is private but available.
    3. _bernd ◴[12 Nov 25 23:20 UTC] No.45908314[source]▶
    > I dunno if I'd characterize this as "public"

    Then define public and state what's wrong with this repo which conflicts from your definition of public.

    For me this looks like a fine public resource and after a short glimpse it looks like that you should be able to even build this effing source code from this repo.

    Edit ps. If you edit your own content then please leave a note about what you have changed please

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    4. oblio ◴[12 Nov 25 23:45 UTC] No.45908543[source]▶
    Somewhere along the line during the past almost 30 years, we forgot what public and private mean.
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    6. _bernd ◴[12 Nov 25 23:47 UTC] No.45908550[source]▶
    Now I see...

    Down down down you find

    > (April 1, 2024): After over 2 3 years (and 2 Steam Deck model releases - LCD and OLED) Valve still hasn't publicized their private GitLab repositories nor fully complied with the GPL. I decided to (finally) release the relevant portion of my automated "bot" project, aptly titled srcpkg2git. This/These software/tools haven't been updated/modified much since 2022, but should allow users to easily access and even mirror Valve's SteamOS private repositories (as I've demonstrated with these public mirrors (@gitlab.com/evlaV) the past over 2 3 years).

    Yes indeed. That's hardly public what we can get...

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    8. lelandfe ◴[12 Nov 25 23:59 UTC] No.45908664[source]▶
    The ask was "when are we going to get a public release for SteamOS"

    Someone's bootleg copy of the private repo is not proof that it has

    9. DSMan195276 ◴[13 Nov 25 00:01 UTC] No.45908679[source]▶
    Well based on the paragraphs in the README it's not actually being updated anymore, it only reflects SteamOS as of August and the author quit running their process to update it.
    10. Aurornis ◴[13 Nov 25 00:19 UTC] No.45908815[source]▶
    If I understand this correctly, Valve provides the src packages for the packages they distribute. This person wrote a script to download the src packages and extract them. The README misleadingly claims it's a "mirror" of Valve's private git repos, which is not accurate.

    The author wants them to open up their GitLab instance, showing their internal development. That's not required under GPL.

    Valve appears to be complying. This person wanted access into their internal development systems, though.

    The rest of the README is tens of thousands of lines about capitalism, abstaining from procreation, and withdrawing from society with hundreds of links to videos and hundreds of quotes. It's very strange. These are not the writings of a healthy person, sadly.

    11. Aurornis ◴[13 Nov 25 00:23 UTC] No.45908861[source]▶
    The linked repo isn't the official public resource. Valve provides the source packages for what they distribute (aka GPL compliance) but this person wanted them to open up their private GitLab instance to the world.

    As far as I can tell, they wrote a script to download the source packages they provide and then try to reconstruct them into a GitLab repo.