Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoIs there something you lack in Wayland but have in xorg?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square217fedilinkarrow-up1641arrow-down173
arrow-up1568arrow-down1imageIs there something you lack in Wayland but have in xorg?lemmy.worldWaffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square217fedilink
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoBut their driver support isn’t good, as is widely reported. Even by the guy who literally created the kernel.
minus-squaremichaelmrose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoLinus didn’t say they didn’t work he doesn’t like their failure to play nice with others. You can’t use that cop out.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoMaintaining good Linux drivers for something like a graphics card very much requires work with others. It’s a big reason for why Nvidia’s drivers are pretty crappy. Calling it a cop out sounds like major cope. Nvidia drivers on Linux are crappy. There’s a reason everybody complains about them.
minus-squaremichaelmrose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoNvidia’s drivers for X have always been very good. Their drivers for wayland will be good before Wayland is
But their driver support isn’t good, as is widely reported.
Even by the guy who literally created the kernel.
Linus didn’t say they didn’t work he doesn’t like their failure to play nice with others. You can’t use that cop out.
Maintaining good Linux drivers for something like a graphics card very much requires work with others.
It’s a big reason for why Nvidia’s drivers are pretty crappy.
Calling it a cop out sounds like major cope. Nvidia drivers on Linux are crappy. There’s a reason everybody complains about them.
Nvidia’s drivers for X have always been very good. Their drivers for wayland will be good before Wayland is