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> unfriendly hardware vendors You mean people with economical pressure to be profitable ? As a Linux user, I know I represent a fraction of the market. I'm gr
by sametmax 8y ago
> unfriendly hardware vendors
You mean people with economical pressure to be profitable ?
As a Linux user, I know I represent a fraction of the market. I'm grateful when people invest in us, because I know it's a great move in principle, but it's not always one money-wise.
Building hardware is HARD. Selling is HARD.
Being dismissive to the people not being able to provide linux support is not going to win them to our cause.
- rbanffy 8y ago> You mean people with economical pressure to be profitable ? Selling more hardware is usually good for a hardware manufacturer. So is having fewer people returning their equipment because it doesn't work. > not being able to provide linux support Most kernel developers would be ecstatic just with proper documentation of the hardware being sold.
- sametmax 8y ago> Selling more hardware is usually good for a hardware manufacturer. So is having fewer people returning their equipment because it doesn't work. It all depends of the ROI. In hardware the economy at scale is at play, and it doesn't go well with niches. > Most kernel developers would be ecstatic just with proper documentation of the hardware being sold. I agree. That's mostly a matter of culture. Many companies won't publish docs, because they are either afraid of competition, pirating, or looking stupid.
- michaelmrose 8y agoUnfriendly is assholes who ship hardware that neither follows standards nor bothers to ship with documentation. I'm not dismissing them nor will we win them over to any side because they aren't even part of the conversation they only converse with oems buying millions of units.