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Because the Linux kernel has stringent guidelines how a driver should be written and work. Companies don't want to put in the work (i.e. pay someone with experi
by nani8ot 3y ago
Because the Linux kernel has stringent guidelines how a driver should be written and work. Companies don't want to put in the work (i.e. pay someone with experience) to upstream their drivers. Whether this makes sense monetarily isn't really relevant to many decision makers. At least that's how I explain why Nvidia and Broadcom don't upstream their drivers.
- rbanffy 3y ago> Because the Linux kernel has stringent guidelines how a driver should be written and work Preventing poorly-written software to be added to the kernel is a Good Thing. The system is working as planned.