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they do, using drivers, that is too novel idea for linux.

• monocasa 4y ago
  Linux has just as much native support for such things as Windows does, if not more.
  • jazzyjackson 4y ago
    I mean maybe you're right at this point but it's not like the reputation is undeserved
    • monocasa 4y ago
      I mean, we're going on close to 30 years or so that Linux has had parity with Windows for the kind of driver we're talking about: loadable kernel driver for a weird accelerator core that takes firmware but doesn't really fit into a driver model otherwise. On Linux this is a module that exposes a character device with one off ioctls. On Windows this a kernel mode driver that exposes a Device object with one off DeviceIoControls. I really don't think the reputation is deserved in this case, both kernels added equivalent support for this workflow back in the 90s.