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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).

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HDMI Forum Rejects Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Driver Support Sought By AMD - Phoronix (www.phoronix.com)

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For three years there has been a bug report around 4K@120Hz being unavailable via HDMI 2.1 on the AMD Linux driver.

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[–] MiltownClowns 53 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Decades of being the standard in a/v. That's like asking, why don't we get rid of gas stations and just install electric chargers? Well, everybody's got gas powered cars.

[–] turbowafflz 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

AV things sure since they stick around longer, but computers? When was the last time you saw a high end GPU with VGA or DVI? And they already usually have mostly DisplayPort with just one or two HDMI ports

[–] MiltownClowns 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Well, I wasn't referring to that ecosystem. That ecosystem is already on display port. The reason HDMI is so prevalent is because it's the standard in audio-visual equipment. Why would I talk about computer equipment when it's not the standard there?

The point still stands. Everybody has equipment that has HDMI, and to phase out that standard in equipment going forward is phasing out equipment people already own.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

and to phase out that standard in equipment going forward is phasing out equipment people already own.

And where's the problem in that? My parents still use a soon 20 years old plasma tv. But they're getting old too.

[–] dog_ 1 points 9 months ago

Today. Every time I go downstairs.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

HDMI only had about four good years to itself before DisplayPort showed up. In contrast, the RCA port stuck around for damn near 100 years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

We also didn't have digital signals till DVI in 1999, HDMI in 2002 and display port in 2006