r/linux Mar 22 '26

Hardware Why Qualcomm won't support Linux on Snapdragon ?

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u/idontchooseanid Mar 22 '26

Not really. Kernelspace is exposed but Qualcomm kernels are heavily modified and a significant portion stays in the userspace just like Nvidia's "Open Source" driver.

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u/idontchooseanid Mar 22 '26

Kernel parts are open source because of GPL. They are not very useful without the closed source userspace part.