mintCast 176 – SteamOS

• LMDE Update Pack 7 is available. (blog.linuxmint.com)

• Was Linus approached by U.S. authorities and asked to put a ‘back door’ in the kernel? (theregister.co.uk)

• Linux Development: 7 Surprising Facts About Who Writes Linux Apps (eweek.com)

• Are Tizen and FirefoxOS phones coming soon? (linuxgizmos.com)

• Raspberry Pi: How I spent almost $150 on a $35 computer (zdnet.com)

• Happy Birthday Fedora! (softpedia.com)

• SteamOS: Valve’s Linux-based operating system for the TV and living room (steampowered.com)
• Valve is planning to take on the living room with SteamOS. This is the video game publisher/digital distribution and community provider’s free, Linux-based operating system. Valve will license it, at no cost, to device manufacturers who wish to release their own Steam-based consoles. SteamOS is due out “soon,” according to the company. (venturebeat.com) (gamasutra.com)

• Watch for “Event” announcements in the mintCast Community on Google+ to find out when we’re recording!
• OGGCamp October 19th & 20th 2013 at Liverpool John Moores university in the UK. (http://oggcamp.org)

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