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Bringing SerenityOS to real hardware, one driver at a time

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309 points LorenDB | 1 comments | 08 Jan 25 16:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.233s | source
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throwaway1194 ◴[08 Jan 25 20:39 UTC] No.42638206[source]▶
Just refactor SerenityOS, take its DE and make it a Wayland compositor, stop reinventing the wheel. Ladybird realized this, why can't SerenityOS do the same?
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bowsamic ◴[08 Jan 25 21:08 UTC] No.42638460[source]▶
Ladybird did this because there really is a pressing social need for a free browser outside of the grips of Google. There is no really need for another free (as in freedom) OS. Serenity's existence is purely for pleasure purposes
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throwaway1194 ◴[09 Jan 25 04:33 UTC] No.42641663[source]▶
> Serenity's existence is purely for pleasure purposes

These projects misdirect talented individuals from impactful work.

What's the point, if they ultimately collapse due to the unsustainable nature of solely pleasure-driven endeavors?

This wasted effort is particularly frustrating considering that vital open-source projects, crucial for real-world applications, are struggling to survive due to critical lack of contributors.

It's infuriating to witness this neglect.

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1. cardanome ◴[09 Jan 25 08:58 UTC] No.42643280[source]▶
> This wasted effort is particularly frustrating considering that vital open-source projects, crucial for real-world applications, are struggling to survive due to critical lack of contributors.

If they are so vital, they should be paid. Those projects are struggling because big tech monopolists and the foundations they control want them to struggle.

The Linux foundation is cutting the budget that they spent on Linux every year both in relative and absolute numbers, currently being at just 2%. Mozilla refuses to allow people to donate money towards browser development and continues to waste money on side-projects.