I think Valve should contribute to other projects only when it directly benefits them. They're short on developers and have much work to do to achieve their current goals.
In the future, I would like to see some financial integration for donations to F/OSS projects in the same way that commercial projects are paid through Steam. This is probably more significant for Windows or OS X since they don't have built-in package management for third-party apps. Many F/OSS cross-platform projects are popular on all platforms (VLC for example).
Integration with XBMC and MythTV may be a good target since there is some vendor effort in the area of Smart TV.
In the future, I would like to see some financial integration for donations to F/OSS projects in the same way that commercial projects are paid through Steam. This is probably more significant for Windows or OS X since they don't have built-in package management for third-party apps. Many F/OSS cross-platform projects are popular on all platforms (VLC for example).
Integration with XBMC and MythTV may be a good target since there is some vendor effort in the area of Smart TV.
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