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Yes, and the ones that don't have crazy requirements already work fine.

Unfortunately a lot of people don't care about running malware (see: the % of people who still use Windows). Lots of those people would be more likely to switch if they could run their malware on GNU/Linux.



How does the anti-cheat malware suddenly stop being malware when run under Linux?


It doesn't. User freedom means freedom to run malware, just as all choice implies the option to make a bad decision. In this case, it might increase adoption and so be a bad means to a good end.


They don't. People who are conditioned to want to run malware will be more likely to switch off they are able to run their malware of choice though.




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