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Question: A few weeks I saw pass by on the Mastodon TL a concise, technically inclined blog post explaining anti-cheat software in Windows gaming and why you don't find it working on Linux. The author's Mastopost about it used some specific wording like "This describes the world as it is, not as we want it to be". I am trying to find this to link it to a friend. Does anyone know what this post might have been?

EDIT: Via @pearl it was this tulach.cc/the-issue-of-anti-ch…


The issue of anti-cheat on Linux | Samuel Tulach

Why are developers so hesitant to bring anti-cheat solutions to Linux?
The issue of anti-cheat on Linux | Samuel Tulach
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Isn't the real question, why is anti-cheat there in the first place? Is it because multi-player games have become competitive to the point where gaming is no longer about being fun but work? Similar to how America and sports has gone.
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I think if you have matchmaking with people you don't know, there will always be people who want to cheat at it, even if to you or I it seems like a hollow achievement.
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