Well my phone, TV and blue ray player do lots of useful stuff.

ahoka · 2024-11-03T11:50:36 1730634636

Displaying ads?

pjmlp · 2024-11-03T14:30:37 1730644237

Powered by Java, in an a market share Desktop Linux will never achieve.

talldayo · 2024-11-03T17:29:22 1730654962

Linux has a license that protects it from the class of no-holds-barred codebase abuse Java suffers from, for one.

pjmlp · 2024-11-03T18:04:50 1730657090

Apparently OEMs aren't aware of such marvel.

talldayo · 2024-11-03T21:26:11 1730669171

They check in periodically, mostly for posterity: https://github.com/teslamotors/linux

Nobody can blame them for choosing the right tool for the job, but many held them in contempt for license violation.