ylai@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoLinux's New DRM Panic "Blue Screen of Death" In Actionwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down12
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minus-squareverstra@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up38·2 years agoWhat’s DRM in this context? Surely linux kernel doesn’t do digital rights management?
minus-squarejinwk00@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·2 years agoDirect Rendering Manager. Part of Linux kernel to communicate with GPUs.
minus-squareffhein@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoIt ought to be mandatory to write this out whenever talking about Linux. I’ve seen more than one person bash Linux in a public forum “because it has digital rights management built into the kernel” after they’ve misinterpreted some news headline.
What’s DRM in this context? Surely linux kernel doesn’t do digital rights management?
Direct Rendering Manager. Part of Linux kernel to communicate with GPUs.
Direct Rendering Manager
It ought to be mandatory to write this out whenever talking about Linux. I’ve seen more than one person bash Linux in a public forum “because it has digital rights management built into the kernel” after they’ve misinterpreted some news headline.
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