• regulatorg
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    12 years ago

    Now valve needs to sell a kernel level anti cheat that works on steam deck so we can play them games

    • @[email protected]
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      2 years ago

      We use Linux to get rid of malware and you want to reimplement it, use Windows if you don’t mind

    • @[email protected]
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      That’s very much against the philosophy of Linux. At best you’d divide Linux gaming into trusted (known operating system, hypervisor, no root access), and untrusted systems.

      It’s essentially what Google are trying to do with attestation, Web Environment Integrity, etc.

      Edit: there’s no way to stop cheaters without also stopping software freedom in general. The best path forward might be to focus on building communities of people who enjoy playing games together.

      • ISometimesAdmin
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        22 years ago

        Or here’s a revolutionary thought: let people voluntarily (and reversably) opt-in to kernel-level anti-cheats.

        Part of freedom is the freedom to choose.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 years ago

          Nobody should be letting a closed source black box run on their kernel, especially not from Epic Games (a CCP company).