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Linus Torvalds is "fed up" with making kernel changes to address faulty hardware (www.techspot.com)
submitted 2 months ago by BrikoX to c/linux
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Linux Creator Linus Torvalds recently expressed frustration with change proposals to the Linux kernel that are only "required" due to faulty hardware. Phoronix notes that Torvalds ranted on the Linux kernel mailing list over the last week, saying that buggy hardware should not be Linux's problem, suggesting kernel developers just say "no" and see what the "hardware people" say.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can Linus get Microsoft to follow? If Microsoft follows they can make Windows update give a message "Windows has detected you have defective hardware, contact [manufacturer] and demand a fixed replacement". This would force it.

I but Microsoft won't (in part because Windows and Office has many more bugs that they are constantly trying to fix and so a showdown will be bad for Microsoft)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Microsoft recommended new computers for Windows 11 and look at the Internet reaction for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Microsoft colludes with hardware manufacturers. So, they probably won’t.