Quoting Greg K-H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 03:30:24PM -0700, Brad Pepers wrote: > > > > You wouldn't happen to know if the SMC 2662W EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter > > fits into one of these categories would you? I have one that I have to use > > with Windows XP right now and would *really* like to have work from Linux. > > SMC say they won't support Linux since there are too many kernel versions. > > If they release a driver, with source code, they will not have to > support any specific kernel versions, the kernel programmers will do it > for them :)
Another way is this: The OEM sets up a Web site with a CGI script and couple of versions of GCC. The user goes to the Web site, uploads his Linux configuration information (few files) and the CGI script compiles the driver for him! This can be highly automated, and such a CGI script can be offered to all OEMs to use... even cross-platform compilation should be possible. Does it sound like a good idea? Dmitri -- Southern DOS: Y'all reckon? Yep/Nope - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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