On 4/14/24 11:20, Tim via users wrote:
Let's be clear, we're not talking about annoying changes to how the
desktop looks, that can be put up with. But when you find essential
software and/or hardware doesn't work anymore, or doesn't exist
anymore, and support libraries are incompatible, that's a deal-breaker.
It's a part of the reasons Linux gets minimal support with hardware
(printers, graphics cards, scanners, whatever). Those manufacturers
don't want to be dealing with ever-changing infrastructure where
someone else is making all these changes. And there's every chance
that by the time they've developed their gadget and software for it, a
Linux distro has changed OSs twice.
The only reason this is a problem for some manufacturers is because they
want to keep it proprietary. Printers and scanners (and any other
hardware) that use open standards or provide open-source drivers work
great with Linux. Compare the difference between NVidia and AMD or
Intel. How often do you see people having issues with AMD or Intel
graphics compared to the never-ending issues with NVidia drivers?
The same issue applies to proprietary software as described in the first
quoted paragraph.
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