don cipo wrote:
> And, like I previously said in a recent message, Atheros sends me to
> Asus. Let's see what Asus has to say about this.
Asus should be more amenable to producing the specs if not also a
driver. Here is a heavily abridged press release:
" OEMs rally behind Open Source Drivers. ...
In Austin, leading computer manufacturers Dell, HP,
Lenovo, and many others ... OEM vendors reported that
they will encourage chipset and other component vendors
to provide open source drivers... The companies
announced on stage that they will now include wording in
their hardware procurement processes to b strongly
encourageb the delivery of open source drivers ...
Asustek Computer, Inc., manufacturer of the popular
Linux-based Eee PC, is also encouraging its hardware
suppliers to provide open source drivers ...
VIA Technology also announced the opening of their
drivers and better support for the open source community
...
http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2008/04/24/linux-foundation-reports-highlights-from-annual-collaboration-summit/
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/04/dell-hp-lenovo.html
Regards,
-Lars
