Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 19 May 2003 08:20:19 +1000 (EST) | From | Neale Banks <> | Subject | Re: What exactly does "supports Linux" mean? |
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On Sun, 18 May 2003, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > [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.]
Iff: (1) the sources etc constitute "sufficient" documentation (e.g. poke magic value into magic register might not help enough :-( ). (2) the sources are not only "included" but are "freely" modifiable and redistributable.
Regards, Neale.
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