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[-] artyom@piefed.social 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Instead of each distro maintaining separate patches and fragmented hardware support, improvements can now be shared across the entire ecosystem

Pardon my ignorance but why is a "collective" necessary for this? Is this not something they could have already been doing unofficially?

[-] cm0002@suppo.fi 36 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, but this formalizes things, possibly putting in place policies and SOPs and uniformly agreed upon structures

Not to mention, depending on the legal structure, tax benefits and cash pooling and other financial benefits

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