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Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago

Frustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a month

www.tomshardware.com

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Frustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a month

www.tomshardware.com

Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago
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Six folks pledged lumps of cash to make it happen.
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    I mean, $2k is about okay for a month of labour in much of the world

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      True, but the guy who fixed it is an EU researcher in CS in Canada. I highly doubt he did it for the money. He seems to be into puzzles. It sucks that Lenovo did not compensate him though.

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      First of all, it says it took a month of time from when he posted the initial bounty, not a month of labour… Maybe it took less. Anyway if someone has this sort of skills, they should make good money anywhere.

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      How much is one of those fancy pants laptops?

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    So what was the fix? Where’s the link to the repo?

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      It’s linked in the article

      https://github.com/nadimkobeissi/16iax10h-linux-sound-saga

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        Thanks, I read it and scrolled up and down looking for it, but either it blends in or I was insufficiently caffeinated.

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          Happens to the best of us

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      Was it really easier to post this question instead of reading the article?

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        Yep! That’s why we do it. Some people like responding to the comments! I’m sorry it bothers you, but not that sorry.

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