xan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoLinux@programming.dev•AMD’s Linux graphics driver is getting too big for older machines
51·
2 days agoThis is the real issue. This is one area that Windows, despite its historical hardships, handles much better.
(Mac OS too but they killed kexts for the public anyway)
I’d love to see a more dynamic approach (that doesn’t rely on DKMS) someday.
And that’t the crux of the issue. Stenzek doesn’t actually understand the reality of licensing.
The reality is this - you can’t do anything without a lawyer. Laweyrs cost money (pro bono isn’t a thing in the copyright world AFAIK, but IANAL).
If he wanted to avoid this, then maybe he should’ve kept it closed source from the beginning. Chinese sellers on AliExpress couldn’t care less about licensing anyway, so that way he’d have at least some protection.
IMO his course of action so far has been wrong.
What he should’ve done is this:
He could even go after Arcade1up legally if he raised funds, but that’s not even worth the time if you ask me.