mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAs Epic Games continue ignoring Linux / Steam Deck for Fortnite they're putting it on Windows Armwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down13cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up187arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-22 days 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-up10·2 days 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-up5·2 days 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-up3·2 days agoThey can’t even effectively prevent cheaters so I’m always suspicious what the real intent of these rootkits.
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.