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2013-07-23 , 19:51
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Originally Posted by ajalkane View Post
It's my understanding they're going the same way as it seems Jolla might also end up doing, by using libhybris with Android drivers.

Apparently the chipset manufacturers have no interest in X11/Wayland/Mir drivers due to perceived low volume (probably justifified perception at least in short term). Using Android drivers is a way to get in to the game, and perhaps when there's enough volume the chipset makers can be persuaded to make dedicated drivers.
Then I see no reason to support them specifically. Jolla doesn't plan to go that way as a preferable one. They attempt to fight for drivers, and use libhybris as a fallback when they aren't available. If Canonical gives up on trying even in their own device, it's already a failure.

If Canonical wants to crowdfund something, let them crowdfund glibc drivers development. I'd contribute to that right away. Funding bionic only hardware doesn't sound exciting.
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