• freewheel@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Windows is also really good at running kernel-based rootkits disguised as anti cheat. That’s something else Linux can’t do!

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      2 months ago

      Because Linux uses a different security model, that doesn’t make it immune to threats.

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        2 months ago

        Where, precisely, did I say it was? No system is secure. Some attempt to promote security by design and practice, and some make it all too easy to give up security in the name of entertainment.

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    2 months ago

    This is the exact reason I don’t use Linux on my gaming PC or server. It’s getting better, but it’s just not there yet. The fan boys just straight up lie to people all the time about this.

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      5 days ago

      The fan boys just straight up lie to people all the time about this.

      And vote brigade. Hence my aggressive ‘power tripping’ moderation.