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Originally Posted by Sarmat89
Sure, sure. SiS videocard? You need to compile. Epson scanner/printer? Compile again! (Or use a generic driver that enables some 10% of a printer's features). Install F-Spot (an app newer than Windows 7)? Nope, it already bit-rotten.
Linux is built around a primitive and obsolete architecture. It is not suitable for desktop or running any complex software due to lack any kind of user-level API past the ridiculously obsolete POSIX.
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I feel like complaining about hardware support in Linux is silly because while the Linux community has created tremendous support for various hardware devices that their manufacturer will never do, they can't do everything. Blame the hardware maker for not supporting Linux properly. Should I blame Microsoft because my Asterisk PBX card doesn't support Windows?
And SiS video cards? Those are what 20+ years old AND bad on release? If you really really need a PCI graphics card I'm sure there's thousands of Radeon 9000s or whatever eBay that'll work FAR better for peanuts. Pretty sure I can't use an SiS card on Windows 10 or even 7 either.
Software is because libraries change. If you really care about F-spot take the time
to package into a Snap or Flatpak with it's ancient libraries and it'll keep working fine.