• @Dlolor
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      232 months ago

      Random users are asked each month. If you get chosen you’ll get a popup in the Steam client asking if you’d like to participate.

      • @TunaLobster
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        42 months ago

        Yep! And it’s per account. Both of my Linux machines are in this months data!

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        Weird that it’d be random when they could just ask every user. Would give a more accurate breakdown on certain categories.

        • @Buddahriffic
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          32 months ago

          That might bias the results towards gaming cafes and people building test machines. Cases where an account is used but a single snapshot doesn’t necessarily reflect what they normally use or that would capture the same machine multiple times.

    • Yi K
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      2 months ago

      I think Steam automatically uploads your hardware and software spec

      • @ThekingoflordaA
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        162 months ago

        (Only certain users, and only if you consent)

        • @AngryCommieKender
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          32 months ago

          Ok, so a blue username normally means OP, a green one means mod. What the heck is a red username?

          • @x00z
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            62 months ago

            Instance admin.