Achtung! "steam-libs" package in Ecne repos!

How interesting, wonder why that is there. An Ubuntu package that slipped by the Trisquel developers maybe?

Presumably because it is in the universe section of Ubuntu's repository.

I forwarded this to the official issue tracker. I recommend you to also reply there instead as I'm not the original reporter.

See: https://gitlab.trisquel.org/trisquel/package-helpers/-/issues/244

It's important for people to understand that Steam is a non-free program in the sense conveyed by the FSF project as one that takes away users freedom, and is part of a broader network of organizations that have essentially the same interest with the software under their control and licensing.

Steam convinces users to purchase a product(a game), that then becomes the property of steam itself instead of the users themselves, and takes steps to deliberately prevent users from taking control of the games whatsoever, which in effect creates dependency on steam, and remote servers/third parties for for profit networks who's purpose is essentially to take advantage of people.

Apparently the issue is still open because there has not been an appropriate report yet https://gitlab.trisquel.org/trisquel/package-helpers/-/issues/244

The situation with predatory video game companies is actually a lot worse than most people realize, and they have even begun incorporating A.I. type technology to automatically kill players, while convincing them that they are engaging in real human to human interaction. (decades of uninhibited exploitation of people has led them to hyperinflate their malicious behavior at this point)

It's a very good example to draw from(or explore) when any of us want to understand modern day applications that are anti-freedom however.

Least of all would it be suprising to learn that these types of programs/networks are used for other malicious activity against people and their systems, that isn't common public knowledge. (that is to say it's highly likely)

I think it is important that, over time, we learn to distinguish between a brand, a name, a piece of software, and a train of thought.

In my opinion, it doesn't help much to rail against a package just because of its name. On the other hand, it really does help to develop the habit of looking at the right points and actually pinpointing which parts of a piece of software could make it non-free.

I know that takes time and work, and not everyone has the time or energy to do that every time, and that's okay. I would invite you to consider doing it at some point in the future, because that is what actually helps build a stronger community based on actions from within.

That said, steam-libs seems to be an installer under a free license that installs a package under a non-free license, a clever way to keep it out of multiverse/non-free repos upstream. In any case, it will be added to the purge list, as it really doesn't seem to have any other purpose in Trisquel's context.

Thank you very much for your concern and attention.
Best regards.