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Here by, I speak on behalf of the Red Orchestra: Ostfront 1941-1945 community which demands a multi-operating system compatible Steam client.





Not only in profit for just Red Orchestra, but Steam in general.


This would mean for Tripwire Interactive to be able to create a multi-operating-system game, but it could also help future game developers to port their game over or to even create Linux or Macintosh games.





In light of the upcoming release of Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 over the Steam Network, we encourage Valve to develop and release a Linux authentication client to allow current Linux players to purchase and play natively Red Orchestra and any other games available for Linux and download through Steam.





Tripwire Interactive has previously released both Mac and Linux executables for the Mod version of Red Orchestra, and states they would release them for the commercial Red Orchestra: Ostfront if Valve releases an authentication capable client for these operating systems.





A surprising segment of the Red Orchestra community runs Linux and Mac OS. As you know, there is a dearth of game titles available for Linux and Mac, and little shelf space available in retail outlets. Steam would be the perfect distribution system to channel this untapped market.

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  • Wegner C
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    • *kRiS*
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    • would be really nice, i could throw my windows finally away
  • remy
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    • zehunter
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    • steam for linux please
  • Mark
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    • WickedPenguin
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    • Why a publisher and game developer would purposely ignore a viable market is beyond me.
  • Vincent Z
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    • Koetje
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    • Valve promised a linux steam client so they have to deliver!
  • Kevin B
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    • DrGuppy
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    • Not a Linux/Mac user but more people playing the same game is a good thing.
  • Gregor H
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    • ThanhSa|Tux
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    • yup, i am only in for a NATIVE LINUX version!
  • Michael H
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    • Seirrah
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    • Please allow the functionality of Steam to the many non-windows users !
  • Nicola
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    • nikogu
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    • PLEASE WE WANT STEAM FOR MACOS!!!
  • Gurjit S
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    • Unix
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    • I would love to play CS on linux without using winex.
  • Nick W
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    • a1vinyork;Ocelot
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    • this would be very beneficial to linux users
  • Sean F
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    • Gheppetto
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    • yay
  • daniel
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    • Govannon
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    • please
  • Ian R
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    • oink
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    • WIth the new Intel processors, the porting should be much easier.
  • Loki D
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    • loki42
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    • Linux user, got ut2k4 just for RO.
  • Oliver
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    • radi0head
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    • Please Valve, think "crossplatform" for once.
  • Oliver C
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    • radi0head
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    • Steam Linux client
  • Dan
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    • sMiT
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    • Why isnt such a big platform available to all os's ?
  • Joshua W
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    • rentonj7
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    • Here's hoping.
  • Guillaume
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    • Yimboka
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    • oO ! Yeah linux !!
  • Egbert H
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    • Nim
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    • Bring Steam to Linux! It's not a lot of work!
  • Pete
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    • Spade
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    • Bring your revolutionary delivery system to second level by making it cross-platform please.
  • Joseph B
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    • veryhungryhobo
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    • Think of the children
  • Vegard Svale G
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    • Skvate
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    • Jupp! Then i can finally migrate 100\% :)
  • Sebastian K
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    • Richard_B.
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    • Actually do not use Linux, but I am thinking over it
  • Christopher L
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    • [CoR]Anubis
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    • Everybody deserves a little RO:O and Steam love, plus it will certainly boost steam's playerbase!
  • A. M
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    • Rilcon
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    • I'm a Windows user myself, but the more RO players, the merrirer.
  • jeff
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    • spacemonkey
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    • Windows forever
  • Zach S
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    • innociv
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    • notthati use linux.. but yeah i know alot do and htey need it.
  • Vi3trice
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    • Vi3trice
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    • Linux FTW
  • Ryan A
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    • GeneralAntilles
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    • Myself and my friends will purchase several licenses.
  • Stephan M
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    • smeylan
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    • Credit card is ready
  • Lucas A
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    • Ghost
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    • Please port it.
  • Scoobin
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    • Scoobin
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    • This is a great idea to open up the gaming world to those who don't use Windows or PCs while increasing distribtion through steam.
  • Paul S
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    • [CiA]Paulski
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    • I play on my linux box, and I would really love to see a port sometime. Instead of having Windows installed jsut for the game.
  • Paulski
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    • [CiA]Paulski
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    • Please we beg you to bring in steam to linux/Mac. There are too many of us to ignore.
  • Kim O
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    • Ravn
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    • Give us Linux
  • Scott R
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    • Zefr
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    • A bit hypocritical to run a server version and no client for Linux. Surely a client version for steam to allow people to purchase content isn't too much to ask? Considering Steam has been on the market for a number of years, and there was demand for it even before now...
  • Florian M
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    • Bob_Sacamano
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    • I don't like Windows and it would be great if such good games would support Linux.
  • Douglas Eugene Reisinger I
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    • PaloDeQueso[TuX]
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    • Please... I'm sad without steam on linux, Maybe Icculus would do a port for you! He did UT2004.
  • Conrad A
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    • AtomicDog
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    • I would buy RO:Ostfront in a heartbeat if there was a native Linux client of Steam and RO itself.
  • Aitor Fernandez R
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    • Nevermore
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    • we want good games under linux
  • Шyvind Larsen N
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    • oln
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    • I really want to be able to play steam games under linux without using emulation.
  • Jacob M
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    • RussianNuke
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    • I am a steam user and I would like to use the client in linux.
  • Dennis B
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    • thepinguin
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    • There must be a *nix version of steam
  • Joгo F
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    • scorp
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    • Linux say all...
  • Ryan M
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    • DoubleSidedTape
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    • .
  • Joeli H
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    • Cene
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    • Please, Linux-client.
  • Briggsil
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    • Briggsil
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    • Rock The Casbah
  • Nathan C
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    • Chronic
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    • Game performance on Windows can not outsource other operating systems.
  • Andrew C
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    • stuntman
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    • Note, the existing version linux-darwinia could also be included with RO. I would like that as well, being that I game in windows but spend as much time as I can in linux (I own the windows verion os darwinia purchest via steam)