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I know it's optional for now. But now that the knob is there, it's only a matter of time until someone finds a way to effectively mandate that it be turned even
by josephcsible 3y ago
I know it's optional for now. But now that the knob is there, it's only a matter of time until someone finds a way to effectively mandate that it be turned even on other people's computers.
- ronsor 3y agoI don't think that'll happen as long as x86 CPUs support a 32-bit userspace. Consider that Linux just dropped i486 support last year. The i486 released in 1989, over thirty years ago!
- josephcsible 3y agoI don't expect support to get dropped from the Linux kernel. I meant that I expect things like DRM, video game anticheat, and corporate VPN host checks to start refusing to work unless you turn it off.