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minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoCool, bsd works fine for laptops, but the power management is pretty shit. Also the wifi support too. Otherwise I love my freebsd thinkpad, works great when plugged in, but again the wifi is painfully slow.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoCan’t they just port the Linux drivers?
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 hour agoEasier said than done, and they can’t copy because gpl.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoAhh right, BSD vs. GPL license.
Cool, bsd works fine for laptops, but the power management is pretty shit.
Also the wifi support too.
Otherwise I love my freebsd thinkpad, works great when plugged in, but again the wifi is painfully slow.
Can’t they just port the Linux drivers?
Easier said than done, and they can’t copy because gpl.
Ahh right, BSD vs. GPL license.