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-square27fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down14cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1131arrow-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-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarechrischryse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down12·21 hours agoSo what’s so bad if it’s kernel level?
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·edit-221 hours agoIt is a potential security risk to the system and enables extremely intrusive control and surveillance. It’s basically a rootkit.
minus-squarechrischryse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·20 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-up12·19 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?
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·18 hours agoThey can’t even effectively prevent cheaters so I’m always suspicious what the real intent of these rootkits.
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.
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?
They can’t even effectively prevent cheaters so I’m always suspicious what the real intent of these rootkits.