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After working with linux drivers for far too long, I’ve developed some strong opinions on the so-called “APIs” they implement.

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[-] lemann@lemmy.one -2 points 1 year ago

Some super old version of GIMP will run on both XP and Win11.

I had to modify and recompile my laptop's Broadcom WLAN driver for it to run on the latest kernel.

Fight me 🤪

[-] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And how many super old drivers run on both XP and Win11?

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

None beyond basic drivers tbh, it was a tongue-in-cheek joke just to have some fun.

I thought the big flaw in my argument (comparing the Linux kernel ABI to the Win32 API) was obvious ☹️

this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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