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Actually it doesn't look that way. You can run Linux on a surface device just fine. The tricky part is largely what they just released: interacting with UEFI an
by ohthehugemanate 8y ago
Actually it doesn't look that way. You can run Linux on a surface device just fine. The tricky part is largely what they just released: interacting with UEFI and ACPI peculiarities like "connected standby."
Though the surface laptop does have an Nvidia GPU, so there's that piece of proprietary bullshit. :)
- diffeomorphism 8y ago> You can run Linux on a surface device just fine. Where "working" includes problems like multitouch not working, pen not working, some problems with wifi and cameras not working. Some of that can be made to work by using a custom kernel, but the compatibility is decidedly worse than comparable devices.