Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
by bserge on Friday August 27, 2021 @07:43AM
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Uh, what? Wasn't Linux about the user's freedom? If people want Adobe and Solidworks (which will definitely behave like Nvidia), let them have it.
It would be a benefit to Linux adoption.
Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
by matheusmoreira on Friday August 27, 2021 @01:24PM
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It's absolutely about user freedom. The problem is companies will sacrifice our freedom as soon as it starts making things inconvenient for them. Our freedom literally gets in the way of their business.
Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
by hammyhavoc on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:16AM
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What do you expect? They're a business.
Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
by matheusmoreira on Friday September 03, 2021 @02:41PM
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I expect them to care and work with kernel developers in order to make things better for everyone. Intel does, why can't nvidia? Intel drivers are part of the kernel and they literally just work. I avoid nvidia products like the plague now.
Look at nvidia. They release proprietary drivers that do things in the opposite way things are supposed to be done. It's supposed to be integrated, they do their own thing. It's supposed to be open, they close it. They only do things if it's on their terms. They don't contribute to Linux as a whole, they merely co-opt it for their own purposes. They don't believe in making Linux a better system for all, they do just enough to satisfy their customers and call it a day.
If that's what commercial software means for Linux, the other platforms can keep it.