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Jacob Fox

CachyOS isn't joining new Linux gaming distro collab, says it doesn't think a 'collective with strings attached' is necessary

OneXPlayer OneXFly with the Bazzite Linux distribution on the screen.

Just a few days ago I reported that a bunch of different Linux gaming distros have teamed up to 'improve the open source gaming ecosystem'. One distro that is noticeably absent from the Open Gaming Collective (OCG) collaboration, though, is CachyOS, and Peter Jung, founder and developer of CachyOS, has explained why (via GamingOnLinux).

Replying to someone on Reddit, Jung, AKA ptr1337, explains: "We have thought about this but we opted out, since we do not see all too much benefit from our side. Handheld stuff is not our major focus. Also, we had some concerns that this could become a 'bureaucratic loophole', which seems to be more or less true so far.

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