Notyourfathersgeek t1_jaeg4r5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:09 PM

I mean they can’t write a driver for every goddamn device in the world.

“Not actively supporting this extra thing” is not the same as “Limiting users from”.

I’m tired of this guesswork, especially from people who know jack shit about implementing hardware I/O from an OS.

BTW, the reason windows support everything is because they allow you to just install a driver, which is also the reason why devices don’t work like 20% of the same.

You want something that always works? That only happens in a closed system.

TyberZ52 t1_jaejrqs wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:32 PM

Your view of "You want something that always works? That only happens in a closed system." In relation to peripherals is flawed. There are already wide reaching driver support in open systems such as mainline Linux. You don't need to install (in some cases) any drivers to use the most popular items such as printers, mice, keyboard ect.

"That only happens in a closed system" is only (sometimes) the case when that "closed system" decides what it thinks the user wants is the only way.