I was lucky to start using Linux when I did. Back in 1997, computers were simple and standard enough that there was already a driver for everything I had.
It was only later when GPUs ceased to be simple frame buffer devices and needed complex drivers< and Wifi became a closed proprietary thing with scarce drivers.
Now I look at, for example, Redox, and…there's no driver for my common boring AMD GPU. Argh.
OS hopping isn't what it used to be…
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