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-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?
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?