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  • Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Oct 14 23:32:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall: <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they introduce
    some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms
    with Free Software could somehow be classed as “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.
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  • From Alan@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Oct 14 16:36:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-10-14 16:32, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall: <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they introduce
    some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms
    with Free Software could somehow be classed as “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Because it's complete bullshit.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Oct 14 19:47:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 10/14/2026 7:36 PM, Alan wrote:
    On 2026-10-14 16:32, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall:
    <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they introduce
    some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms
    with Free Software could somehow be classed as “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Because it's complete bullshit.


    Yeah, Linux is never going to replace commercial OSes, this talk has
    been going on for eons and it misses the point, Linux is a great desktop
    OS when nothing else is usable, but by and large one will have a more wholesome experience using Windows (or potentially macOS). Linux
    enthusiasts, and I have been one for a time myself, are simply
    projecting to think that the platform provided by MS, as well as
    Apple's, are not competing anymore, somehow.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From CrudeSausage@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Oct 14 19:53:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-10-14 7:32 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall: <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they introduce
    some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms
    with Free Software could somehow be classed as “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    I know that game has existed for at least eight years now. The fact that
    such an old game is finally being ported to Linux isn't a sign of much.
    --
    CrudeSausage
    MacBook Air M4
    iPhone 13
    Friendly Apple zealot
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Tom Elam@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Oct 15 07:20:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 10/14/26 7:32 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall: <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they introduce
    some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms
    with Free Software could somehow be classed as “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Can you supply any evidence to that "more popular" claim? I cannot say I
    know a single person who uses a Linux desktop or laptop.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From John Bokma@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Oct 15 14:18:06 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 15/10/2026 13:20, Tom Elam wrote:
    On 10/14/26 7:32 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall:
    <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they introduce
    some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms
    with Free Software could somehow be classed as “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Can you supply any evidence to that "more popular" claim? I cannot say I know a single person who uses a Linux desktop or laptop.

    I do :-D. But I also use macOS. And I use Docker on macOS.
    --
    Static tumblelog generator: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog/
    Available as Python or Perl. Example tumblelog: https://plurrrr.com/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brock McNuggets@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Oct 15 07:33:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Oct 15, 2026 at 4:20 AM, Tom Elam wrote
    <11aqct6$2bd1q$[email protected]>:
    On 10/14/26 7:32 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    A Triple-A game maker sees the writing on the wall: <https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat>

    Epic are saying “... we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and
    working with distro maintainers on security requirements”. So will
    they only permit their game to run on a supported distro? Would that
    extend to forks/flavours/variants of that distro? Would they
    introduce some concept of “unauthorized fork”, as if exercising your freedoms with Free Software could somehow be classed as
    “unauthorized”?

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Can you supply any evidence to that "more popular" claim? I cannot say
    I know a single person who uses a Linux desktop or laptop.

    It is a silly claim with no evidence. I have helped people migrate to
    Linux when they had older hardware and did not want to buy anything
    newer. Not one, that I know of, has stayed there. Now my sample is tiny,
    and it is not like I do follow up calls to check in a year later or
    whatever, but it is mostly been a stop-gap measure until they can buy
    something that works better for them.

    Not to say nobody uses it. People do. The type who do would not have
    been likely to call me in to their homes to assist them!
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Oct 15 21:36:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:20:04 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

    On 10/14/26 7:32 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Can you supply any evidence to that "more popular" claim?

    Yes -- I just did: a major PC triple-A game maker is bringing out a Linux-native version of a game which it has no plans to make available
    on the Mac.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Alan@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Oct 15 14:54:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-10-15 14:36, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:20:04 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

    On 10/14/26 7:32 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Can you supply any evidence to that "more popular" claim?

    Yes -- I just did: a major PC triple-A game maker is bringing out a Linux-native version of a game which it has no plans to make available
    on the Mac.

    Which only proves...nothing.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From CrudeSausage@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Oct 15 20:05:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-10-15 5:36 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:20:04 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

    On 10/14/26 7:32 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    It’s clear desktop Linux has now become more popular than the Apple
    Mac. I said this already happened back in 2023, but some others are
    still reluctant to embrace the fact.

    Can you supply any evidence to that "more popular" claim?

    Yes -- I just did: a major PC triple-A game maker is bringing out a Linux-native version of a game which it has no plans to make available
    on the Mac.

    From Brave search:

    "Fortnite is not natively available on macOS for the latest game
    versions due to the ongoing dispute between Epic Games and Apple."

    It has nothing to do with the capabilities of Mac hardware.
    --
    CrudeSausage
    MacBook Air M4
    iPhone 13
    Friendly Apple zealot
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2