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minus-squareverstra@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat’s DRM in this context? Surely linux kernel doesn’t do digital rights management?
minus-squarejinwk00@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79·2 years agoDirect Rendering Manager. Part of Linux kernel to communicate with GPUs.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·2 years agoDRM came before DRM
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoDoesn’t matter; I still get triggered by it every time anyway.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 years agoActually there is DRM in the kernel thanks to the HDMI blobs.
minus-squarepotatopotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 years agoFuck HDMI. The committee makes doing custom hardware near impossible unless you’re a mega corp
minus-squareXephonian@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoIt was made by Hollywood for Hollywood.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHow do they handle the naming confusion?
minus-squareffhein@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years 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.
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