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[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One of the major reasons I gave up on trying to run Linux on my laptop was lack of fingerprint reader support.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That would be a plus for me, actually. I never liked fingerprint authentication.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

So YES, from someone who was asked to do fingerprint authentication in a sensitive environment (and had to refuse, even to the salespeople pested me)

[–] robotica@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

How is not having support for something a plus for you? I swear to god, some Linux users are so stuck up.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Where to start....

My dumb TV doesn't support smart features. A plus.

My coffee maker doesn't support wifi. A plus.

My games don't support in-app purchases. A plus.

My windows 10 laptop (did you read that?! Whaaat, I'm not a Linux user???!!!) doesn't support Windows 11. Major plus.

My MacBook's OS version (no way!!!) doesn't support unnecessary FaceTime features. A plus.

[–] gohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

fingerprint login is not secure. period. Being stuck in using a password login is a plus

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 1 points 11 months ago

You could just disable fingerprint login, though.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 11 months ago

"what, you dont want to use the new door lock made from soggy white bread? You deadbolt losers are so stuck up"