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by the_pwner224
2202 days ago
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That's unfortunate. I remember 7 years ago I specifically seeked out an Atheros-bassed WiFi card for my computer because of Linux support, and more recently purchased a high-end router based on OpenWRT support. And a few months ago I specifically got a $450 AMD GPU because Nvidia doesn't like free drivers. Seems like Intel is the only option left for networking... Qualcomm being closed source is the biggest issue with running good (user-respecting) software on phones, since basically every single Android has a Qualcomm processor/GPU. Samsung has some Exynos stuff but not in the USA. Only because of that, I'm looking into the PinePhone and Librem 5, which can run the mainline kernels. I realize I'm far from a normal user, but the amount of ill will these companies develop is pretty massive. Broadcom for example has been permanently associated with 'this will be a pain in the ass to get working, and will break your system on updates.' And when I was buying the motherboard / wifi card / wifi router recently I immediately disqualified anything that had a Broadcom chip or didn't specify a chip. For consumer sales, technologically aware people like us have an amplified impact because people trust us for recommendations. The AMD GPU purchase doubled to $900 because I suggested it to my brother when he needed a new one last month, even though he uses Windows. I've heard this also accredited to the rise of services like Google & GMail; 'techies' used them and their influence on family & friends was a big amplifier to help get users. So I wonder why Qualcomm and Nvidia are so hostile. |
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Actually there are kernel drivers for several Snapdragon platforms now, to the point that a Poco F1 can boot both GNU and AOSP-based systems off mainline.