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> "Why would you want to do that?" I don't remember a Linus Torvalds say "you're not supposed to hold it this way" to anyone. Instead, …
by mcnesium 8y ago
> "Why would you want to do that?"
I don't remember a Linus Torvalds say "you're not supposed to hold it this way" to anyone. Instead, …
- scarface74 8y agoUnless you want a stable infrastructure to keep binary drivers compatible with newer versions of Linux.... He would probably use a lot more profanity.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoRight, except my Windows 98 drivers don't work with Windows 10 either... What's the point?
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoThe point is that your Windows 10 drivers from a year ago still work with the Windows 10 update you did today. This is not true of Linux driver binaries.
- majewsky 8y agoYes, but that's also the reason why Linux has as much hardware support out of the box: because it forces drivers to be developed in-tree.
- scarface74 8y agoWindows doesn’t actually come with a dirth of drivers out of the box and it keeps backward compatibility with drivers longer.
- Dylan16807 8y agoI'm okay with directing "why would you want to do that?" at people that want to deliver binary drivers to their customers, since that makes them a lot harder to fix later. But unless it's a gnome dev speaking, I don't think it's something commonly aimed at users.