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[–] krash@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Once the drivers got into the mainline kernel, running Linux on surface has been a dream. Except for using the pen, IR-cameras, booting from USB...

I think there's enough of us to have a SurfaceLinux community here :-)

[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Except for using the pen, IR-cameras, booting from USB...

Reminds me of android ROMs about a decade ago.

"My new L33tM@st3r ROM has just been released! Now with kernel tweaks for buttery-smooth performance and major improvement to stock battery life! Comes with it's own tuning app so you can adjust it the way YOU want!

(Not presently working: bluetooth/wifi/camera/NFC/dialler/headphones but everything else is awesome!!)"

[–] krash@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Yes and no. Back then, you got the ROMs from a group / individual / forum and it wasn't very much vetted like a distro coming directly from the linux community / canonical / etc.

Also, I can live without using surface pen (-: If you compare to Asahi and its maturity (a lot running, but not sound yet), LinuxSurface kernel have made a LOT of progress in making these devices even more usable compared to they handle Win11.