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by fakename11 1915 days ago
It's somewhat pragmatic for the Linux developers. Support a stable kernel API probably wouldn't be that expensive. It's clearly a political decision against writing close source code that does anything low level.
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ClumsyPilot 1915 days ago
I am not sure why the comment is being downvoted - thats exactly what it is, a political decision to force companies to produce open drivers.
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joelellis 1914 days ago
Because of this unsubstantiated and baseless claim:

> Support a stable kernel API probably wouldn't be that expensive

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alisonkisk 1915 days ago
How is it clear?
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