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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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The Linux Kernel Preparing To Drop Infrastructure For Old & Obsolete Graphics Drivers - Phoronix (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] ICastFist 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is not about "old computers" in general, this is about a specific set of consumer graphics cards that are not needed for any of those things you mentioned.

Also worth noting: a core2duo is from around 2006. These dropped cards are from the late 90s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So we are talking about 32bit Pentiums etc with less than 1G Ram whose value is iess than the cost of the box as scrap.

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