Device specs would be nice.  But Diamond doesn't release THEM either. 
Without documentation writing drivers is a tediously painful process of
guesswork.  Yes, geniuses inhabit the *nix crowd, but they're only
geniuses, not psychics or gods.

        - Theo

Rick Fry wrote:
> 
> What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot unix guru
> programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how about trying
> to walk the walk? I keep hearing about what geniuses inhabit the Unix crowd,
> how about putting up or shutting up?
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> On 16-Aug-99 Rick Fry wrote:
> 
> That 'silly reason' is that like most manufacturers Diamond does not bother
> making Linux drivers for its products.  You're throwing your blame in the
> wrong direction.
> 
> -Tom
> 
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