Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 18 May 2003 23:49:39 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: What exactly does "supports Linux" mean? |
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Hi!
> > Maybe better sticker would be > > > > "includes driver sources". > > > > [Long time ago I got double-speed cdrom, and on its driver disk, there > > was C source of the driver. Porting it to linux was matter of two > > days, IIRC. And it had korean comments ;-)]. > > Perhaps you'd be willing to help Aunt Tillie do this. Your > definition of "includes driver sources" will appeal to such a > small market segment it isn't worth the ink on the box.
Sure, Aunt Tillie can pay SuSE.cz to have that driver updated to any kernel she wants ;-).
[Really, if the card is common enough, and driver sources are available, they are going to be in kernel.org kernel within few weeks.]
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