A dev in Scotland wrote a Rust DRM driver (Vino) for DisplayLink docks because the vendor's binary-only Linux software kept crashing on him. He asked Synaptics for help. They answered with a cease-and-desist, a list of 125 patents, and a $25k demand that grows by $25k a week. OIN says codecs aren't covered, so the repo is down and the driver stays local.

Anyone here running DisplayLink docks on Linux? Did you put up with the blob or just switch to a plain USB-C/Thunderbolt dock?

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A dev in Scotland wrote a Rust DRM driver (Vino) for DisplayLink docks because the vendor's binary-only Linux software kept crashing on him. He asked Synaptics for help. They answered with a cease-and-desist, a list of 125 patents, and a $25k demand that grows by $25k a week. OIN says codecs aren't covered, so the repo is down and the driver stays local.

Anyone here running DisplayLink docks on Linux? Did you put up with the blob or just switch to a plain USB-C/Thunderbolt dock?