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minus-squareKidplayer_666@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·3 days agoThey could just make Qualcomm drivers part of the mainline kernel
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 days agoI’ve always thought having proprietary drivers was really weird. Don’t you want people to maintain your code for free?
minus-squareunknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·3 days agoBut people wouldn’t buy the newer chip because the previous one would still have support. THAT is why the source is closed. To sell support until the cow is milked enough and then sell a newer version.
They could just make Qualcomm drivers part of the mainline kernel
I’ve always thought having proprietary drivers was really weird. Don’t you want people to maintain your code for free?
But people wouldn’t buy the newer chip because the previous one would still have support. THAT is why the source is closed. To sell support until the cow is milked enough and then sell a newer version.