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In case anyone else is curious, DRM in the kernel stands for Direct Rendering Manager [1]. It has nothing to do with the DRM that's usually discussed on HN. [1
by m_ram 13y ago
In case anyone else is curious, DRM in the kernel stands for Direct Rendering Manager [1]. It has nothing to do with the DRM that's usually discussed on HN.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager
- RexRollman 13y agoConsidering the negative connotations of DRM, I am surprised it isn't named something else.
- cgh 13y agoThe name Direct Rendering Manager has been around since the '90s, since the XFree86 days. So I'm pretty sure this abbreviation predates that of the "bad" DRM.
- RexRollman 13y agoGood to know. Thanks.
- xradionut 13y agoAll TLA are overloaded.