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minus-squarewoodgen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·2 年前If it’s not in the Kernel, write a driver and upstream it. Be a man.
minus-squaredesconectado@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前And this is a clear example of how to keep people away from Linux, nothing push more people out of a community than shamming.
minus-square______@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Easier said than done. I did want to look into writing wifi drivers but imo these are the most difficult drivers to write code for.
minus-squareRustmilian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Facts, they can be a huge pain due to manufacturers not providing proper documentation; essentially forcing you to reverse engine the driver from scratch.
minus-square______@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前It’s not only that but wifi protocols are very complicated and if you look up datasheets you’ll likely just find documents in chinese.
minus-squareRustmilian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前Yeah, because companies like Realtek & Mediatek are Taiwanese/Chinese.
If it’s not in the Kernel, write a driver and upstream it. Be a man.
And this is a clear example of how to keep people away from Linux, nothing push more people out of a community than shamming.
Easier said than done. I did want to look into writing wifi drivers but imo these are the most difficult drivers to write code for.
Facts, they can be a huge pain due to manufacturers not providing proper documentation; essentially forcing you to reverse engine the driver from scratch.
It’s not only that but wifi protocols are very complicated and if you look up datasheets you’ll likely just find documents in chinese.
Yeah, because companies like Realtek & Mediatek are Taiwanese/Chinese.
Ofc