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[–] 25 points 5 hours ago (11 children)

Microslop is a security risk. An OS with a backdoor isn't useful for anything but gaming.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

    You don't need no windows for no gaming, this isn't 2015 jesus

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  • [–] 5 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

    I know, but I still do classes and they require you use garbage software. Eventually I'll get it sorted out.

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  • [–] 3 points 53 minutes ago

    It might be worth checking if there's really no alternative. I intend to do that for my son; his school requires Windows, but he's starting to get increasingly annoyed by Windows (his laptop has Win11) so I want to check with the school why exactly Windows is so essential. Presumably, most is Web, so will work just fine on Linux. Specific software may have a Linux version, run fine on Wine, or have an open source alternative.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

    Why would you want a backdoor on the OS of your gaming machine?

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  • [–] 1 point 29 minutes ago

    Some anticheat systems require a backdoor. If those are games you want to play, you have to submit to it. Personally I see it as a reason to avoid those games, but if you really want to play them, you may not have a choice. Apart from pressuring the publisher to support saner anticheat and Linux.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

    I don't and it sounds like I might not have to soon. Mslop had us by the balls for long enough.

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