Re: Old Hardware

On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:35:57 +0000, Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote in
<pan$9505a$d037b8eb$bc31d320$63334f69@linux.rocks>:

I hear a lot of ignoramus assholes talk about how GNU/Linux is the
savior of old, and obsolescent, hardware.
 
That certainly is true, but not how these assholes believe.
 
GNU/Linux can indeed accommodate any old hardware configuration, but
don't expect the average distro to do it.
 
Example:
 
Let's say that you want floppy disk access.  Floppy disks have been
obsolete for many, many years, but GNU/Linux can easily provide access.
 
But not through the average fucking distro!

Linux Mint:

$ modinfo floppy | head -15
filename:       /lib/modules/6.12.6/kernel/drivers/block/floppy.ko
alias:          block-major-2-*
license:        GPL
description:    Normal floppy disk support
author:         Alain L. Knaff
srcversion:     4E043AC02575D63C156F3CD
alias:          acpi*:PNP0700:*
alias:          pnp:dPNP0700*
depends:       
intree:         Y
name:           floppy
retpoline:      Y
vermagic:       6.12.6 SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
sig_id:         PKCS#7
signer:         Build time autogenerated kernel key
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

If my system had a floppy disk, it would be "plug and play".

But not on your system.

You lose.  Again.

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