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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoBut they’ll stop working due to artificial causes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•1 year agoI would suppose anyone running a computer with these relics can recompile a kernel to get these drivers back
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink18•1 year agoSomeone needs to maintain them for them to keep working. Nobody else is willing to do that anymore, but you can still volunteer as a maintainer. If you don’t, it’s as much your fault as anyone elses.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoThere’s a big difference between dropping a driver and dropping the ability to have the driver. I’ve compiled plenty of drivers.
But they’ll stop working due to artificial causes.
I would suppose anyone running a computer with these relics can recompile a kernel to get these drivers back
Someone needs to maintain them for them to keep working. Nobody else is willing to do that anymore, but you can still volunteer as a maintainer. If you don’t, it’s as much your fault as anyone elses.
There’s a big difference between dropping a driver and dropping the ability to have the driver. I’ve compiled plenty of drivers.