Context: this is a legit screenshot I took on my workplace around 1.5 years ago. Hopefully it’s been patched by now? Completely ridiculous behavior

  • millie@beehaw.orgEnglish
    11·
    2 年前

    Ehh, Linux has better hardware flexibility than it used to, but there are still devices that don’t have equivalent functionality with the drivers and software available for Linux. It might be a situation where you can code something yourself, but you may also need information from the manufacturer that they won’t necessarily be forthcoming with. I’ve run into this with a Logitech mouse, but I’m betting there are other peripherals that will face the same issue.

    Windows doesn’t use system resources as efficiently, but there’s a huge amount of software for it and it definitely lands on top of the pile for compatibility.

    • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
      6·
      2 年前

      I love Linux from a hobbies perspective. There’s lots of good software designed to run in purpose built Linux environments, particularly for servers.

      But as far as something I can just take out of the box, plug in, and give to an end user and it will just fucking work? Windows.

    • SchizoDenji@lemm.ee
      3·
      2 年前

      Also almost every tool/software has a windows version of it because it’s just so widely used.

      And yes, driver support for Linux is really unreliable.