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Similar situation. Arduino made microcontrollers accessible to the masses like raspberry made low cost computing accessible.
Similar situation. Arduino made microcontrollers accessible to the masses like raspberry made low cost computing accessible.
The Linux-libre Wikipedia entry sums it up pretty well:
“According to the Free Software Foundation Latin America, Linux-libre is a modified version of the Linux kernel that contains no binary blobs, obfuscated code, or code released under proprietary licenses.[7] In the Linux kernel, they are mostly used for proprietary firmware images. While generally redistributable, binary blobs do not give the user the freedom to audit, modify, or, consequently, redistribute their modified versions. The GNU Project keeps Linux-libre in synchronization with the mainline Linux kernel.[8]”
Basically; some stuff in the kernel is either not free or not open but is included for convenience.
You can’t use them as a phone though. And dumb phones that do somehow support tethering don’t do so at modern speeds.
I want a dumb phone that acts as a hotspot for my tablet and other devices.
I appreciate how Valve does this. They ask, they let you know how its used, its not associated with individual accounts, you can view the info submitted before it gets submitted.
Yeah, people are just going to keep using it, they just won’t get updates. That means they will be vulnerable to any exploits that come along afterward but most people don’t care. M$ shot everyone in the foot when they decided to limit windows 11 compatibility.
When windows 7 came out I knew people who stuck with windows xp until they bought a new computer with 10 or 11 on it. The market will get a slight bump from EoL but it isn’t going to force everyone with windows 10 to run out and buy a new computer immediately.
Profits now are all that matter. The future is a problem for after dividends and bonuses get paid out.
Money
You would think so but that didn’t work
Yeah, POP has its nvidia version that comes with it installed. I was using that til I switched to AMD and just reinstalled the OS instead of dealing with removing the nvidia stuff.
Im 100% with you. If I were going to set one up it would probably be XMPP. However I havent dug into the features of each to do a proper analysis on which would suit my needs because I have no need for a chat service right now.
That is a niche. its a large niche, but its still a niche.
But it is a suitable replacement in a lot of scenarios. Most scenarios. The only time it isn’t is in niche specialty situations.
Spoken like a true League of Legends player
I didn’t know that. I usually recommend LXDE because I have used it for a really long time. LXQt is also a great option, I haven’t used it in a few years but I remember it being nice and lite.
I’m also looking forward to when game companies try to add kernel level anti cheat to Linux/s
I second Debian with LXDE. I run it on much older hardware with no issue.
Sorry, I haven’t messed with node much and I don’t have a 360 controller to test anymore :(
You realize how sad that statement is, right?