Consider providing better out-of-the-box experience for end-users for more devices

I see an interesting article about device support here:

https://developer.x-plane.com/2012/09/linux-joystick-permissions/

I see this repo and also this other:
https://gitlab.com/jntesteves/game-devices-udev

There is also this new really interesting project:
https://github.com/vranki/perse

But all those are individual efforts that doesn't helps end-users, those without experience on Linux.

Linux today is a great platform for end-users, to help them have a better experience on gaming Valve is doing a great work with Steam, but I see this topic about controllers requiring udev rules is still work-in-progress and not on final solution yet.

I think Valve could help a lot if providing one or two options:

• Use this repo to create a full set of udev rules, so merging rules from game-devices-udev and also adding more and more missing rules.
• Support this perse project to provide GUI for managing udev rules.

First option could help, not sure if perfect but could be an option.

Provide packages for both: rpm and deb based distros using something like copr and launchpad ppa.

I trust the developers in the community and others advanced users will help with any of these options, I will try to help even when having limited time, I always try to help whenever is possible for me.

Br.

Start by reviewing the steam-devices repository and the linked game-devices-udev and perse projects, along with the referenced Linux joystick permissions article. The issue needs a concrete choice between maintaining a broader udev rule set, supporting a GUI, or packaging both before implementation can begin; done is not defined.