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Originally posted by deanjo View PostA denial breaks NDA's as well as a confirmation. When a NDA is in place the only allowed answer is "no comment".
NDA stands for non-disclosure agreement. Well they didn't disclose anything; not the existance, nor absense. They didn't say "There is a/no Linux client in the making", but they said "There is no Linux version that we are working on right now".
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Originally posted by V!NCENT View Post"There is no Linux version that we are working on right now".
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Originally posted by Setlec View Postthat's why they should release the source code of the game some years... Just like ID soft does and how the Humble thing did!
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Originally posted by nanonyme View PostIf you want a loophole from that statement, I'd be more on the "There is no Linux version that we are working on right now." interpretation. They might have outsourced it. You'd have to hear the original voice recording to figure out exactly what he said.
The replay was "There is no Linux version that we are working on right now"
So let me break it down:
"There is no Linux version that"
This is interesting; "that"? implies there actualy is a Linux client, otherwise you couldn't "that" on it. If there wasn't one then he would say "There is no Linux client" followed by something else or a new sentence.
"we are working on" simply refers to the question "Are you working on... ?", so no info here.
"right now" means not now, but "the past" and "not canceled as of this moment".
So what they were working on at that time was not the Linux client of Steam, so something else, but there is a Linux version of the Steam client which has been worked on and it is not cancelled, but delayed. Now take a look at Michael his last post in the thread and that matches. Also combine this with previous experiences of Michael's inside info 'predictions' that was 'leaked' info and if that makes you not believe in a Linux client of Steam then... well what does? :P
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Originally posted by V!NCENT View PostLol, no
NDA stands for non-disclosure agreement. Well they didn't disclose anything; not the existance, nor absense. They didn't say "There is a/no Linux client in the making", but they said "There is no Linux version that we are working on right now".
Neither of them excludes the possibitity of future endevours but are both present tense comments referring to the state of development. Both comments can be held accountable on behalf of the company. This is one of the major reasons why NDA's exist, NDA's are not only used to keep internal secrets but they are primarily in place to prevent any employee to give the appearence that they are speaking on behalf of the company because when they do make a comment the company can be held liable for their comments as well as effect profitability of the company especially in a publically traded one.
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Originally posted by Setlec View Post@Gokumon: i feel like talking to a wall, nevermind!
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Originally posted by V!NCENT View PostNo that's not what I meant. People always say things because of some other things, like in this case a question, and they do it in a way that it's the result of their own memmory. Memmory equals knowledge and knowledge about the subject of Linux porting is used to answer the question.
The replay was "There is no Linux version that we are working on right now"
So let me break it down:
"There is no Linux version that"
This is interesting; "that"? implies there actualy is a Linux client, otherwise you couldn't "that" on it. If there wasn't one then he would say "There is no Linux client" followed by something else or a new sentence.
"right now" means not now, but "the past" and "not canceled as of this moment".
"Right now, there are no three headed hydras that we know of."
So what they were working on at that time was not the Linux client of Steam, so something else, but there is a Linux version of the Steam client which has been worked on and it is not cancelled, but delayed.
Now take a look at Michael his last post in the thread and that matches. Also combine this with previous experiences of Michael's inside info 'predictions' that was 'leaked' info and if that makes you not believe in a Linux client of Steam then... well what does? :P
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