mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAs Epic Games continue ignoring Linux / Steam Deck for Fortnite they're putting it on Windows Armwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down14cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkAs Epic Games continue ignoring Linux / Steam Deck for Fortnite they're putting it on Windows Armwww.gamingonlinux.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarechrischryse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down12·23 hours agoSo what’s so bad if it’s kernel level?
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·edit-223 hours agoIt is a potential security risk to the system and enables extremely intrusive control and surveillance. It’s basically a rootkit.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·21 hours agoThey can’t even effectively prevent cheaters so I’m always suspicious what the real intent of these rootkits.
minus-squarechrischryse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·23 hours agoYikes. I did not know that. I’m a Linux user but when it comes to talking about kernel stuff I’m like “what?”
minus-squarehumandotexe@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·22 hours agoTldr kernel access is bad. You have a great personal reference point for this; you use Linux, and when have you ever needed kernel access regularly? What conceivable reason could a game dev have for wanting access to that? How could having that access be detrimental to your machines security?
So what’s so bad if it’s kernel level?
It is a potential security risk to the system and enables extremely intrusive control and surveillance.
It’s basically a rootkit.
They can’t even effectively prevent cheaters so I’m always suspicious what the real intent of these rootkits.
Yikes. I did not know that. I’m a Linux user but when it comes to talking about kernel stuff I’m like “what?”
Tldr kernel access is bad.
You have a great personal reference point for this; you use Linux, and when have you ever needed kernel access regularly?
What conceivable reason could a game dev have for wanting access to that?
How could having that access be detrimental to your machines security?