Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderAmongst the discussion of rootkits and anti-cheat, I would like to add that part of the reason it is necessary is caused by the game companies that took away the standard method of playing multiplayer -- players running their own servers. It used to be pretty easy to just ban people from playing, now we're 100% reliant on their ability to do it. So we have anti-cheat which roots our computer, and still doesn't 100% solve the problem.
What an interesting day when you see a site you've worked on for the past 2 (3?) years get posted to HN! Except I tried submitting this site years ago when I had just finished it, but it did not seem like HN was that interested at the time, and I don't blame them. It was very niche and video game related, and the site also looked a lot worse. It's come a long way to the point where there…
> This project was born out of the fact that I could not find a definite list or source of truth for games that are committing to full GNU/Linux support. ProtonDB exists.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 491
- Total comments
- 671
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-10 | Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? A list of anti-cheat compatible games for GNU/Linux | Starz0r | 3 | 2 |
| 2024-08-28 | Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?First breakout | iscream26 | 165 | 192 |
| 2025-12-01 | Games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/ProtonBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | doener | 323 | 477 |
