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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:04AM (#46463270)
You might be saying it in jest, but I think there may be something to this line of thinking. Whenever I read about anything on HN and bazzite comes up, it feels like the beginning of a new holy war is approaching. I am starting to wonder if the concern from the 'older' linux crowd is that the gamers will introduce changes to linux that will corrupt it more than systemd ever could ( like kernel level drm in games ).
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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by beAbU on Friday January 02, 2026 @07:54AM (#46464284)
Nobody is forcing anyone to play video games. Kernel level anti cheat DRM is inevitable if linux becomes remotely mainstream in the esports scene.

Those that don't like it can simply not play the games, or can have a dedicated "compromised" machine/vm for gaming.

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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by stavros on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:45AM (#46463520)
I think the GP means because the game is a time sink, but you raise an interesting point. I wanted to say "that'll never happen", but someone could fork Linux, add DRM, and then that becomes massively popular and we're done.
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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by swiftcoder on Friday January 02, 2026 @07:29AM (#46464126)
> someone could fork Linux, add DRM

Realistically, that's only going to happen if Valve, specifically, decides to do it. There isn't really another player in the linux-gaming business with enough skin in the game to make it worthwhile.

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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by wongarsu on Friday January 02, 2026 @10:57AM (#46466044)
I could imagine Epic Games trying to keep the Epic Games Store relevant by making a SteamOS competitor, with the idea of attracting developers with strong kernel-level DRM and anti-cheat
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