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[schmidtbag]

I don't think there is much correlation to code quality and source openness.
Open-source is typically only clean if a lot of unrelated people are...

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As much as there isn't really a good reason to be using floppies in a modern kernel, they are still common and modern enough to warrant proper functionality...

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Seems Liquorix does a better job optimizing the kernel than AMD themselves.

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Y'know what I'm really in the mood for? Another argument about CSD!

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Whole post is well-said. There is still some truth that a more minimal system will run faster, because the more background processes you have, the more...

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I'm a bit curious why gen 10 wasn't really ever a thing. Obviously it doesn't matter anymore, but still a little strange.

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Not always - ironically, this is because they adopted things such as PA too quickly. They're tired of people complaining about things that aren't ready...

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Great milestone. Is llvmpipe still limited to a fixed number of threads?

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I learned to drive on an automatic but whenever I drive one now, I often have the urge to use my left foot, so I definitely relate. It also feels weird...

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That's a load of BS and you know it. The first sentence you posted in this thread implied you don't respect a specific group of people, then calling that...

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Y'know, one of the worst stereotypes of Linux users is this abhorrent superiority complex you exemplify. I'm an Arch user and I couldn't care less about...

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I'm a little surprised they aren't showcasing this on their own CPUs (or does Nvidia now own MediaTek?)

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Knowing that Valve went with KDE, I suspect this explains the significant increase in progress for the past couple years. Whether that be Valve pitching...

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I'm guessing most of the work was done on a separate tracker with a separate history....

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I'm very intrigued by the custom APU, especially considering it uses DDR5. I wasn't expecting to see any DDR5 APUs for over a year from now; interesting...

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Interesting how quickly the M1 is gaining support.

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Great to see, especially if this translates to RISC architectures.

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I don't really see a reason to drop existing OGL drivers. Zink is great, no doubt about it, but using it over native drivers is adding CPU overhead....

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I don't have a Twitter account but I'd vote "indifferent", while leaning slightly toward "no". A definite "no" if it's always...

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I imagine cleaning up such low level code would result in some performance increase. Probably not much, but maybe in some cases a noteworthy amount.