“Linux” is like 12 different software projects in a trench coat. Like people in a trenchcoat, the whole thing falls apart if one of them goes missing. The BSDs (and most other sane operating systems, for that matter) are a monolith developed together for each other
OpenBSD did this because of cryptography laws and surprise surprise software written for it is now one of the vertebrae of our modern network stack
Lol yeah I suppose. Funny story how I got my PS3, I was on ebay and there was a “broken” one listed on ebay for a dollar. The seller said the blu-ray drive wasn’t working and replacing it didn’t help. That was a good day to be me, I tell ya
It’s like M$ secure boot on steroids. Speaking of which, we really ought to have our entire computing ecosystem less dependant on the wills of like 10 companies
Where! Dell and Lenovo limit their linux options to a handful of laptops and their workstations, HP limits their linux options to a couple of their workstations, acer only provides windows, asus also only provides windows but is mainly a parts manufacturer so you could technically say you can buy an asus with no operating system. None of these provide a no operating system option (with the exception of maybe a few HP workstations that can be bought “linux ready”, but they don’t clarify what that means), requiring you to choose ubuntu and maybe RHEL on the super high end stuff. The only manufacturer I can think of with a definitive “No thanks, I’ll bring my own” esque-option is Framework, but only on their kits and not their pre-assembled models
Or that an operating system is a broad definition with some “operating systems” not being able to do anything on their own (strictly speaking, Linux is an operating system in the technical sense. it provides calls, interfaces with hardware, and manages memory. Without a userland like GNUs, however, it can’t actually ask for an age. Are we suggesting that Linux should prompt for age at compile time? )
I like the implication that both have to sign off on it
Oh yeah M$ is definitely behind this
I’d be surprised if it wasn’t microsoft angry at valve for pivoting to linux. Gaming is the last major stronghold for home computing dominated by microsoft, it’s all been replaced by platform agnostic web apps and mobile devices for 90% of non-gaming use cases
I mean we could go the catholic church method of multiple layers of verification, strict requirements for entry, and all encompassing moral framework. It isn’t guaranteed to be perfect, but it might just be good enough
Or the dastardly USB Implementers Forum, who not only creates devices that allows those keyboards to function but a storage protocol commonly used by pirates!
I have one in my room. It gets pretty hot with it and my PS3 running, and I live in Minnesota and sleep in the basement
the only reason I know of that god forsaken platform is because it uses the woefully underrated EFL gui toolkit
Look, I appreciate using Þe Þorn but at least be consistent about it