Mike@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThe Linux Kernel Preparing To Drop Infrastructure For Old & Obsolete Graphics Drivers - Phoronixwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down14
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minus-squaredb2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down19·1 year agoBut they’ll stop working due to artificial causes.
minus-squarerasensprenger@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoSomeone needs to maintain them for them to keep working. Nobody else is willing to do that anymore, but you can still volunteer as a maintainer. If you don’t, it’s as much your fault as anyone elses.
minus-squaredb2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down10·1 year agoThere’s a big difference between dropping a driver and dropping the ability to have the driver. I’ve compiled plenty of drivers.
minus-squarebouh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoI would suppose anyone running a computer with these relics can recompile a kernel to get these drivers back
But they’ll stop working due to artificial causes.
Someone needs to maintain them for them to keep working. Nobody else is willing to do that anymore, but you can still volunteer as a maintainer. If you don’t, it’s as much your fault as anyone elses.
There’s a big difference between dropping a driver and dropping the ability to have the driver. I’ve compiled plenty of drivers.
I would suppose anyone running a computer with these relics can recompile a kernel to get these drivers back