Linux hackers offer to create device drivers for free

[gary4gar]

Ask Linux users what they find most annoying about Linux, and many will complain about device drivers. While the vast majority of PC components and peripherals work with Linux, some don't work at all, and others are marginal. A leading Linux kernel developer has come up with a solution.

In a recent blog and email posting, kernel hacker Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote, "The Linux kernel community is offering all companies free Linux driver development. No longer do you have to suffer through all of the different examples in the Linux Device Driver Kit, or pick through the thousands of example drivers in the Linux kernel source tree trying to determine which one is the closest to what you need to do."

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[baccilus]

Great !!! I hope this brings on some positive change. Right now it's actually a little inconvenient to get everything to work although not that tough.

 

[Pathik]

well i hope they start doing it fast.....

 

[mediator]

^+1

 

[mehulved]

I think this has been post couple of days back by subratabera

 

[Pathik]

wich topic

 

[subratabera]

Yes, it was posted here before...BTW great news and indeed no harm in posting it twice...

(Info: The thread is updated with more links.)

 

[rajasekharan]

the best news of the day . . thanks so much . Linux about to take over all

 

[gary4gar]

sorry i missed that post

 

[subratabera]

Its OK.