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> Signed Kernel and Kernel modules
Probably the most egregious. Why am I not allowed to compile my own kernel? Why do I have to get a kernel, and modules, from specific, approved, vendors?
> TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, Measured Boot
Also all impractical for most linux users.
> IOMMU
You may not spy on my memory, thank you very much. What's stopping Epic from taking snapshots and phoning home?
> Kernel Lockdown Integrity mode at boot time
Preventing root from doing root things for the sake of it. I mean, maybe this makes sense.
They're also trying really hard to make Linux distros that "don't support this" look like the bad guys. They encourage distro maintainers to reach out to work together on the requirements, but many distros are effectively excluded by default (Arch, Gentoo, NixOS, which I believe have most of the gamers, at least in the online spaces I chat in).
There are so many to chose from, even retrogaming content is more than I can play during my remaining lifetime.
Additionally macOS is transitioning to have only userspace drivers.
I suspect that eventually Microsoft will be pressured to do the same with the ongoing cyber security liability laws, and disasters like in 2024.
So will they only do consoles when it comes to it?
Thus Proton depends on Windows as source ecosystem, only yet another platform to "emulate" on Linux, like MAME, Amiga, Playstation, whatever.