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Re:Debian and firmware by techie128 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @03:21AM (#31080443)
> If users never brush up against the inconvenience they'll be much less likely to seek out hardware alternatives

I think you got it backwards. Users will seek out SOFTWARE alternatives. They're easier to change than the hardware. They're likelier to go the Ubuntu or Linux Mint route than to die on a Debian hill.

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Re:Debian and firmware by jeltz on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:09AM (#31080699)
Do we? I switched from Dell to Lenovo due to issues with drivers.
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Re:Debian and firmware by marcosdumay on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @11:34AM (#31084538)
I do pick my hardware based on free software support.

Life is too short to depend on people that don't want to support your use-case.

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