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Linux is much more than general distros and closed source drivers are pain in the ass for everybody. Vendors should just mainline the support for their HW, espe
by megous 8y ago
Linux is much more than general distros and closed source drivers are pain in the ass for everybody. Vendors should just mainline the support for their HW, especially if they benefit from Linux overall.
- codedokode 8y agoMaybe there is a way to run them safely. For example, have an open source part running in kernel, and closed source part that is properly isolated in userspace.
- monocasa 8y agoThat's AMD's current model. There's both community open drivers and closed vendor drivers sharing an open and upstreamed kernel module.