# Something Sinister Below Deck

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/415/
> Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 415
- Date: 2021-07-20
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Guests: ethanlee
- Duration: 01:12:45
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/bebb256e-0d59-4035-9364-f1fcc7017e92.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/UqiZqGmZAJo



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### Episode Links

  * [CBL-Mariner Stories](https://paste.docs.lol/code/BraggingProscriptions "CBL-Mariner Stories")
  * [microsoft/CBL-Mariner](https://github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner "microsoft/CBL-Mariner") — Linux OS for Azure 1P services and edge appliances
  * [Linux Action News 186](https://linuxactionnews.com/186 "Linux Action News 186")
  * [Ethan Lee on Twitter](https://twitter.com/flibitijibibo/status/1416118465442852869 "Ethan Lee on Twitter") — "If you have released a Linux version of your game on Steam and are directly approached by Valve about using Proton instead, please get in touch (DMs open). They’ve already done this a few times, but I would like to see how aggressive they’re planning to be going forward."
  * [Ethan “flibitijibibo” Lee May Retire from Programming Due to Valve’s Proton](https://nuclearmonster.com/2021/07/ethan-flibitijibibo-lee-may-retire-from-programming-due-to-valves-proton/ "Ethan “flibitijibibo” Lee May Retire from Programming Due to Valve’s Proton")
  * [Destination Linux 235](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JC3qqX8BWM "Destination Linux 235") — Valve’s Steam Deck & Right To Repair Goes Mainstream
  * [Rocky and Gred Spin BS to avoid coming on LUP](https://paste.docs.lol/reader/PanicBreedings "Rocky and Gred Spin BS to avoid coming on LUP")
  * [I agree with Johnny Hughes - CentOS Project dev and Board Member - if Stream does not do the job - Alma seems like the way to go](https://www.reddit.com/r/AlmaLinux/comments/mgic42/congrats_on_almalinux_release/ "I agree with Johnny Hughes - CentOS Project dev and Board Member - if Stream does not do the job - Alma seems like the way to go")
  * [Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup(s)](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/ "Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup\(s\)")
  * [Salt Lake City Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/278854904/ "Salt Lake City Meetup")
  * [Denver Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/278855088/ "Denver Meetup")
  * [JB Telegram](http://jupiterbroadcasting.com/telegram "JB Telegram")
  * [Pick: Hotwire](https://github.com/emmanueltouzery/hotwire "Pick: Hotwire") — Hotwire allows you to study network traffic of a few popular protocols in a simple way
  * [Hotwire Screenshot](https://imgur.com/a/R27qZXr "Hotwire Screenshot")
  * [Pick: RustScan](https://github.com/RustScan/RustScan "Pick: RustScan") — 🤖 The Modern Port Scanner 🤖
  * [RustScan Screenshot](https://imgur.com/a/hHROo6q "RustScan Screenshot")
  * [“Head of Strategy” of Muse Group (Muse Score, Audacity, Ultimate Guitar) continues to threaten developer in public](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/onro8q/head_of_strategy_of_muse_group_muse_score/ "“Head of Strategy” of Muse Group \(Muse Score, Audacity, Ultimate Guitar\) continues to threaten developer in public")