Relevant to SteamOS and open-platform gaming, it proposes a different paradigm for Linux-based distributions and operating systems, one that could address compatibility issues on alternative platforms that Windows users often take for granted.
EDIT: added a QnA section that tries to answer some of the questions posed here.


We do? I certainly don’t. Which libraries? That’s likely not a generic Linux issue. That’s more probably a specific issue with those specific libraries or distros.