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Thaxll | karma 4756 | avg karma 1.87 · 2021-10-19 13:19:36

Why would they release driver for hardware not available to the public?

gambiting | karma 29451 | avg karma 3.2 · 2021-10-19 13:21:59

What do you mean not available to the public? You can buy this phone now, no?

saghm | karma 7579 | avg karma 2.55 · 2021-10-19 13:45:25

Usually these devices become available for pre-order on the day of the announcement, but take a bit longer to ship out.

als0 | karma 3466 | avg karma 4.15 · 2021-10-19 13:22:43

Getting new drivers into the kernel can be a long process, sometimes taking months. Some companies prefer to engage early to minimise pressure when the device is released.

stefan_ | karma 13798 | avg karma 4.69 · 2021-10-19 13:23:22

That happens all the time:

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Di...

Because working with upstream is not sitting in your chambers for years, then throwing a huge patch over at the end of it.

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haukem | karma 174 | avg karma 4.24 · 2021-10-19 15:03:19

Intel does this all the time, but they want normal Ubuntu, RedHat and so on to support their hardware when their hardware gets into the market. With these phones the hardware and the software is shipped together in a bundle, it is a different thing.