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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink51•10 months agoWhat’s DRM in this context? Surely linux kernel doesn’t do digital rights management?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish79•10 months agoDirect Rendering Manager. Part of Linux kernel to communicate with GPUs.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoDoesn’t matter; I still get triggered by it every time anyway.
minus-squaremacniellinkfedilink21•10 months agoActually there is DRM in the kernel thanks to the HDMI blobs.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•10 months agoFuck HDMI. The committee makes doing custom hardware near impossible unless you’re a mega corp
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoHow do they handle the naming confusion?
minus-squareffheinlinkfedilink11•10 months agoIt ought to be mandatory to write this out whenever talking about Linux. I’ve seen more than one person bash Linux in a public forum “because it has digital rights management built into the kernel” after they’ve misinterpreted some news headline.
What’s DRM in this context? Surely linux kernel doesn’t do digital rights management?
Direct Rendering Manager. Part of Linux kernel to communicate with GPUs.
Direct Rendering Manager
DRM came before DRM
Doesn’t matter; I still get triggered by it every time anyway.
Actually there is DRM in the kernel thanks to the HDMI blobs.
Fuck HDMI. The committee makes doing custom hardware near impossible unless you’re a mega corp
It was made by Hollywood for Hollywood.
How do they handle the naming confusion?
It ought to be mandatory to write this out whenever talking about Linux. I’ve seen more than one person bash Linux in a public forum “because it has digital rights management built into the kernel” after they’ve misinterpreted some news headline.