mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAs Epic Games continue ignoring Linux / Steam Deck for Fortnite they're putting it on Windows Armwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down15cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1146arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square29linkfedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·edit-24 months 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-up17·4 months 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-up17·4 months 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?
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?