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> a few years later, open drivers for that GPU were developed So ... FSF made the right call? What is the point of the certification of a device if there are n
by rightbyte 5y ago
> a few years later, open drivers for that GPU were developed
So ... FSF made the right call? What is the point of the certification of a device if there are no drivers for it.
- detuur 5y agoThe wrong call, because you can only reasonably develop drivers for uncrippled GPUs. The FSF was so caught up in maintaining a freedom from being _tempted_ to use proprietary software, that their solution would've taken away the freedom to develop your own free software.
- rightbyte 5y agoI read the certification is some sort of consumer protection/advice. As a consumer, you would want to know the state of the device at purchase when you pay for the GPU. Not some maybe driver coming up in years. It would be a kinda good idea to have a "rms would almost use this" sticker they could hand out, though. Looking at: https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/laptops https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/laptops There is a sorry collection of refurbished laptops.