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minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down25·1 month agoAs in, they’re gonna stop making redundant bullshit proprietary memory cards in formats no one else uses? Great. Glad to hear it. Good riddance. Don’t let the casket lid hit you on your way out.
minus-squareKatzelle3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 month agoHow are SD Cards proprietary?
minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoThis affects SD cards, which are extremely common and supported by open source operating systems. This affects Compact Flash cards, which use the same protocol as PATA hard drives, just a different connector.
minus-squarereal_squids@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month ago As in, they’re gonna stop making redundant bullshit proprietary memory cards in formats no one else uses? Nope, affects almost every card type they make. One(1) of their Type B cards remains in production along with one regular line.
As in, they’re gonna stop making redundant bullshit proprietary memory cards in formats no one else uses?
Great. Glad to hear it. Good riddance. Don’t let the casket lid hit you on your way out.
How are SD Cards proprietary?
This affects SD cards, which are extremely common and supported by open source operating systems. This affects Compact Flash cards, which use the same protocol as PATA hard drives, just a different connector.
Nope, affects almost every card type they make. One(1) of their Type B cards remains in production along with one regular line.