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0 pointsIshKebab3y ago0 comments

Nonsense. Linux already doesn't require hardware vendors to provide driver sources. Fuchsia just makes it easier to upgrade things when they don't.

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> Linux already doesn't require hardware vendors to provide driver sources.

Yes it does. The GPL literally does exactly that.

pjmlp3y ago

It is sooo successful on the Android, IoT ecosystems.

So just because some people have broken rules and gotten away with it so far, we should get rid of those rules for everyone?

pabs33y ago

That will probably change if this lawsuit against Vizio succeeds:

If it does, then any recipient of Linux will be able to sue for compliance.

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