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[-] genau@europe.pub 23 points 2 months ago

Because Snapdragon X sucks and Qualcomm never fails to not deliver proper drivers for Linux.

[-] popcar2@programming.dev 17 points 2 months ago

It's telling that Valve opted to use open-source Turnip drivers for their VR headset instead of relying on Qualcomm to actually support their own chip.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

How do we know what drivers they use and not know the price yet?

[-] popcar2@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

It's probably because the hardware market is really unstable right now. Prices of RAM, storage, etc have gone way up the past few months due to shortages. Valve are waiting to see where they'll land before committing to a price.

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 months ago

Its crazy because Linux users are more likely to want to try swapping architectures. We are more likely to use software that supports both architectures, so we do not run into as many issues as windows users would.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Sounds like Qualcomm are a bunch of linux-hating dicks. They are huge and leave the development of linux support up to a tiny Bavarian company. Pathetic.

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