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Why? The Linux kernel is GPL and that move would anger a lot of Windows driver developers who need to support a shim or release their source.
by tapoxi 5y ago
Why? The Linux kernel is GPL and that move would anger a lot of Windows driver developers who need to support a shim or release their source.
- swiley 5y agoTheir newest tablet already ships with Android and not windows (which uses Linux in all its GPL goodness.) I wouldn't be surprised if they just started shipping Android with some wine-like backwards compatibility environment. It sounds crappy but have you used Windows lately? You can tell that they know it's a dead end.
- tapoxi 5y agoIsn't Google looking to replace Android with Fuchsia?
- usrusr 5y agoTrue, the only way I could see that happen is if they not only include a compatibility layer for the application side but also a way for the kernel to host old Windows driver binaries. No idea how easy, difficult or completely impossible that would be.
- tpxl 5y agoYou can have proprietary drivers even though the Linux kernel is GPL.
- phendrenad2 5y agoThat's legally debatable and while nvidia just goes ahead and does it, not all companies are as willing to step into legally-murky territory.