Are there more people releasing drivers for Linux 2.6 or 3.9 (the versions released ~when Win 7 and Win 8 launched respectively)? Or for OpenBSD 4.4?
I think the state of support for Linux and open source in general is much, much worse than for commercial software.
No one is maintaining >10 year old software. Especially not for free.
Do note that this is not a story about not being able to run Win 7 anymore - it's simply about having it more difficult to release and install new drivers on it.
They are maintained and supported by RedHat, but you can't find for example AMD Radeon drivers for their latest generation for RHEL6 (though they do have them for RHEL 7.9).
I think the state of support for Linux and open source in general is much, much worse than for commercial software.
No one is maintaining >10 year old software. Especially not for free.
Do note that this is not a story about not being able to run Win 7 anymore - it's simply about having it more difficult to release and install new drivers on it.