Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp on Steam

[Bernhard Stockmann <devvv devvv de>]

Am 2014-02-09 12:59, schrieb Michael Schumacher:
> On 09.02.2014 07:13, Abraham Levi Mireles Alvarez wrote:
>
> > I think the main benefit would be in the distribution and secondly in
> > the exposure.
>
> Will this require users to get a Steam account to download/use software
> from this platform then? Seems to be a very hot topic according to some
> quick searches.

Yes, you need an account to download and use software (99% of it are 
games atm).

> > I am no developer But I know that it’s easy to keepe everyone on the
> > latest version an Steam is a trustable distribution place (more than
> > the old one that’s for sure).
>
> Our current one is probably the most trustable, and we don't see that as
> a temporary solution - the "anything else is not trustable" attitude
> some users have now isn't the worst, either.

Steam is surely a much more trustable place then many other sites. 
Another benefit is the auto-update-feature. Software gets updated 
automatically as new versions are released, which is pretty nice if 
there should be i.e. a hot-fix-release. And - if you do it right - it 
can be a very nice place to beta-test upcoming releases on an audiance 
that is mostly the opposite of a developer. I don't know how one gets 
software to be distributed via steam, but I think if you consider it - 
there should be a dedicated person to manage this. It will be additional 
work.

Steam is available on Linux too since mid 2013. However it's a closed 
source system.

Best regards,
Bernhard