Linux device driver drama: Who will deliver support, code sharing?
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| Device drivers can make or break an operating system. The best engineered
| kernel is useless if applications running on it cannot interface with the
| outside world or if device manufacturers cannot readily support it with their
| wares.
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| When it comes to device drivers, Linux is at once a success story and an
| on-going drama.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1280659,00.html
Related:
Rethinking the driver
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| If these guys can do it, why can't Apple or Microsoft take it to the next
| level? Heck why stop at drivers, why not have a list of Applications that I
| can download right from the OS? Linux does a pretty good job of the
| applications downloads as well. It's features like this which, while
| requiring quite a bit of polish, make the Linux platform more and more
| appealing. Don't get me wrong, Linux still has device driver issues, but they
| are actually innovating in this area as opposed to just sitting back and
| doing what everyone else does.
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http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2007/10/rethinking_the_drive.html
Linux device driver project needs more unsupported devices to work on!
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| The problem is that even though Kroah-Hartman and his developers are willing
| to sign NDAs (nondisclosure agreements) for companies that are reluctant to
| open up their devices to open source, businesses are still hanging
| back. "What we need now is more companies participating in the project,"
| Kroah-Hartman said.
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| He also wondered if the problem of Linux device drivers has been
| overstated...
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6669895837.html
A Vista vs. Linux Matchup
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| Putting aside Apple hardware, where all the software works with
| all the hardware so long as it's all up to the minute, I found
| that MEPIS actually has better hardware support for this PC
| than Vista.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT9325931427.html
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