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Comment by codedokode

Linux still is not friendly to proprietary code. To install third-party software user often has either to run a bash script with root privileges that can potentially break the system, or add a proprietary repository (which allows its owner to replace any software on user's machine). Before flatpack and snapcraft there was no sane way to install third-party software.

The same problem is with drivers. Maybe there is a way to allow drivers with closed source code and get better hardware support? For example, what about copying or supporting Android's driver model?

parent codedokode 7 years ago

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