docs: record Linux VR client blockers and streaming options

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@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ This covers three directions, plus input:
- **A. Frame → Mac**: see and control the headset from the Mac.
- **B. Mac → Frame**: use the Mac's desktop inside the headset.
- **C. iPhone → Frame**: mirror the phone inside the headset.
- **PC VR from Linux**: [feasibility and options](linux-vr-streaming.md),
including Valve's streaming and USB support. No Linux host tested yet.
- **Input**: type and point in the Frame from the Mac or iPhone.
The confidence labels are the same as in [ssh.md](ssh.md).
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## B. Show the Mac's desktop inside the Frame
The Frame's streaming features are built around a **Windows PC running
SteamVR** plus the USB Wi-Fi 6E dongle. Even Linux hosts had VR-streaming
problems at launch
The Frame's VR streaming uses **SteamVR** on the host. Linux hosts had
VR-streaming problems at launch
([Steam discussion](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4165890/discussions/0/528765047224280796/),
[gbl08ma](https://gbl08ma.com/posts/steam-frame-a-linux-machine-doesnt-support-linux/)).
Valve's later 2.17.8 notes explicitly describe Steam Link fixes on Linux and
initial USB streaming support (**documented**, not tested from a Linux host
here). See [the current comparison](linux-vr-streaming.md#a-valves-own-path--recommended-first).
**macOS isn't a supported SteamVR host**, so for the Mac we're only looking at
flat 2D desktop streaming into a window on the Frame's Linux desktop.