Purpose of gaming on Linux

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I like to explore and gaming is a big place the days current, unfortunately, not to every platform in an equal measure, but things even out in time, sometimes in ways quite unexpected. Do you think gaming and having gamers attracted is important to Linux? Simultaneously, what the Linux movement - and the Linux solutions - is all about? Towards whom is Linux addressed? Does gaming fulfill a purpose in evolution of Linux? Do gamers contribute to Linux and if so, in what way? What particular advantage does Linux offer to gamers?