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A light of wholesomeness shining in a bleak dystopian hellscape (lemmy.world)
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Never thought I'd see the day when it's easier to get a printer working in Linux than Windows. How the turntables.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    It's actually been the case for 20 years now. Same with lots of other devices.

    Around 2008-ish I saw a Tesco-branded webcam for something like 5€. I was just in need of one, so I looked up if it's not, by any chance Linux compatible. It was, right out of the box.

    Same thing with Sony Ericsson phones of that era. Capable of lots of things, like Ethernet over USB or Mass Storage, but with Windows it all needed a massive and annoying driver package. Linux - plug and go.

    Same with Bluetooth and lots of other things.

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