cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoLinux removing an outdated, insecure Microsoft USB network protocol that's still on Windowswww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down11
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minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·4 months agoWell, that’ll be a problem for anything that’s got crossplay between XP and Linux in a local environment.
minus-squarenao@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·4 months agosomeone using xp probably won’t mind using some outdated linux kernel as well
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down9·4 months agoMuch easier to get and install a copy of WinXP than old Linux.
minus-squareanothermember@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoReally? Just about every distro I know has an archive of past releases. With WinXP I wouldn’t know where to begin.
minus-squaresun_is_ra@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoLinux just removed the support so any Linux distro available currently should still support it
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoCould probably be patched back in if you really need it or want it. Linux is open source after all.
Well, that’ll be a problem for anything that’s got crossplay between XP and Linux in a local environment.
someone using xp probably won’t mind using some outdated linux kernel as well
Much easier to get and install a copy of WinXP than old Linux.
Really? Just about every distro I know has an archive of past releases. With WinXP I wouldn’t know where to begin.
Linux just removed the support so any Linux distro available currently should still support it
Could probably be patched back in if you really need it or want it. Linux is open source after all.