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Open-Source VIA Graphics Driver Hopes To Be Mainlined For Linux 5.20
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Originally posted by Awesomeness View PostLinux source code shouldn't be bloated with useless drivers for hardware nobody uses.
What about Nintendo 64 support mainlined with 5.12, just a year ago.
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Originally posted by CochainComplex View PostI really liked via chipsets during the good old k6 + amd times
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Originally posted by CochainComplex View PostAs long there are users and maintainers i'm OK with it.
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Originally posted by Quackdoc View PostVIA is everywhere.
They've also been around since 1987.
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Originally posted by kpedersen View Post
Linux is a testbed for innovation (even for older, niche hardware there are still innovations to be had). This is ultimately an end result of the "bazaar" nature of it all.
If you want a more reserved "cathedral" approach, there is FreeBSD (and certainly OpenBSD) though you do run the risk of less knowledgeable / beginners calling it "old" or "retro". Which is especially strange because VIA's older GPU drivers aren't intended to be included there
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