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A comment on Linux 6.1 on NanoPi R4S – On fixing SD-card support, Heisenbugs and Rabbit Holes.

Re:Linux 6.1 on NanoPi R4S – On fixing SD-card support, Heis... by rbanffy on Friday October 28, 2022 @09:19AM (#33371018)
One of the most amazing things in Free Software is its multiplying effect. One person had a problem, dug into it, figured it out and got it fixed. The effects will ripple through time and space and improve the support of a lot of other devices now and in the future.

This is FOSS at its best. Thank you, @kohlschuetter.

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Re:Linux 6.1 on NanoPi R4S – On fixing SD-card support, Heis... by squarefoot on Friday October 28, 2022 @01:37PM (#33374595)
Agreed. That is one of the most overlooked benefits of using Open Source by users dealing only with proprietary software. There's a lot more than just being free as in beer.
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Re:Linux 6.1 on NanoPi R4S – On fixing SD-card support, Heis... by rbanffy on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @06:32AM (#33433680)
Remember FLOSS started out of RMS's frustration with a Xerox printer driver.
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Re:Linux 6.1 on NanoPi R4S – On fixing SD-card support, Heis... by Taniwha on Saturday October 29, 2022 @12:37AM (#33381014)
Yeah, I think I was chasing this exact same bug elsewhere just the other day - modulated by the bulk caps, and variations on SD cards (some worked some didn't)
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