[bzzzt]

Linux also supports secure boot and locking down your accounts. Open technology doesn't mean everybody can do everything.

[theturtletalks]

But why is anti-cheat so hard to build for Linux then? Because it needs kernel-level access?

[cassianoleal]

It's not hard to build. It's just very hard to guarantee it won't be tampered with, making it ineffective.

[theturtletalks]

Won’t HDCP face the same tampering?

[cassianoleal]

I honestly don't know, but I assume HDCP can be implemented on the proprietary firmware blobs.