• notaviking@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Great news for the foundation, still sorry HP but you have burned me regarding your printers

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    9 hours ago

    FYI HP (and Dell, but not Lenovo) are priority targets on the BDS list. Please do not support them even if they support Linux.

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      Think about it. Right now, windows is a fucking hog of an OS. It takes up huge space, gas huge overhead, and needs huge amounts of ram. Ram and storage are expensive as hell right now.

      Linux can run well on a laptop on decade old tech (One of my old laptops is literally from 2016 and runs Linux mint butter smooth).

      So by promoting Linux, HP can sell a laptop with less ram and less storage, that doesn’t run like shit. Saves them loads of money. They may not give a flying fuck about Linux. This still helps their bottom line.

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      9 hours ago

      high-usage vendors like hp (and dell, lenovo previously reported on) have to start paying-in to support the operating costs of the service.

      they certainly aren’t doing it because they want to.