Valve Contracts Another Prominent Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Developer

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Valve Contracts Another Prominent Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Developer

If your dream is to work for Valve Software, getting experienced with the open-source Linux graphics driver development niche seems to be a decent pathway. Besides Valve, all the big hardware companies are routinely looking for more Linux graphics driver developers as well...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Another-Linux-GPU-Dev-23

[Developer12]

Long article just to say "Alyssa Rosenzweig is now working at VALVe."

[risho]

except it isn't long at all and it's linux relevant? what is the problem exactly?

[Developer12]

except it isn't long at all and it's linux relevant? what is the problem exactly?

Leading with key information makes the reader's job a lot easier.

[kylew77]

A rising tide lifts all boats!

[Sethox]

Long article just to say "Alyssa Rosenzweig is now working at VALVe."

Leading with key information makes the reader's job a lot easier.

Depends on what the key information is (context), you may have just lost the key points of the article.
The points were to bring the history of how great the developer is and what significant hire of the person is, and to actually continue to search about the key points of the history (for more clarification) to understand the context. If not done, well any such article is just meh because the only thing you'll see is "just another hire".

[Danny3]

Well congrats and many thanks to her and to Valve!

[Ishayu]

Whatever one thinks about the fact that Valve's Steam is proprietary and that its storefront has games full of DRM, it's for absolute certain that their contributions to Linux gaming are nothing short of miraculous.

Game developers unfortunately want DRM and closed source. Even when I was making maps back in StarCraft everybody "protected" their maps by removing the metadata required for editing them, so I can only imagine how people feel about their hundred million dollar project. Steam has to straddle the line to make developers go on their platform while contributing to free software, and personally I think they're doing one heck of a job.

[arunbupathy]

Fantastic news! Wishing her a great time at Valve!

[ms178]

Actually Mike strongly hinted at that move in a "[REDACTED]" entry in his blog recently. Captain Code Deletion gave it away if you follow the Mesa MRs closely.