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Re:Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too mu... by circuit10 on Thursday September 21, 2023 @06:39AM (#37595758)
I think by “buyer” they mean the phone manufacturer buying parts
Re:Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too mu... by kelnos on Thursday September 21, 2023 @03:19PM (#37602717)
I agree, but consider that the buyer must also consider what the end-customer cares about. The buyer is not going to pay the chip manufacturer extra for mainlined (or at least open source) drivers unless their end-customers are asking for that (since those costs will be passed on to the customer). And outside of niche products like Librem's, the vast majority of customers don't even know about chipset drivers, let alone care.