Most linux applications stores their pid-files in /var/run instead of ~ . I think, it's would be a good idea to fix it.
UPD1: I was wrong. /var/run require root permissions to create files. However, it's better to store pidfile in ~/.steam/steampid than ~/.steampid .
Steam's files have been moved to ~/.steam.
Nothing extracted yet.
Most linux applications stores their pid-files in /var/run instead of ~ . I think, it's would be a good idea to fix it.
UPD1: I was wrong. /var/run require root permissions to create files. However, it's better to store pidfile in ~/.steam/steampid than ~/.steampid .