VA Linux: The biggest dotcom IPO
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·December 11, 20250xbadcafebee
> Today, it’s a little unusual for something you buy not to work with Linux
Err... no, it's definitely not unusual. I specifically spent a month looking for a laptop with Linux support just so I didn't have to go through the hell of unsupported hardware, and it's still not fully supported.
gkhartman
If you don't mind me asking, what did you end up buying, and what was lacking support? I'd expect full support from one of the "Linux first" suppliers like System76.
pcdoyle
I just got a ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 and the only thing I had to fix/install manually was the driver for the fingerprint reader (fprintd). Everything else just worked, including my docking station and ultra wide monitor.
whatever1
Not even high resolution screens work properly yet.
Wayland has done some progress, but still half of my applications look like sh when I use fractional scaling.
Linux is great if all you need is a terminal. Once you need a peripheral, then good luck, literally.
Ahh, I'd totally forgotten they evolved into Sourceforge. A pity that they didn't pivot to Git hosting more quickly or they would have had a pretty good path to serious ROI for the enterprise.