I would be inclined to say no... Apple maintains an iron grip on apples hardware...
The result being they have almost total control over it.. However, firewire and usb addon's drivers could be of benefit to the linux community if the developers are pushed to write linux drivers.. all the more reason to make a list of "bad" linux hardware and start a concerted effort to get some attention... (by bad hardware, I mean stuff that could have linux drivers, but doesn't.. not dumbass stuff like winmodems and winprinters etc that shouldn't have lin drivers (or win drivers for that matter :-) I will keep putting my list together, then I will write a script to aid contacting the manufactures and letting them know our displeasure. rgsd Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Terry Sheltra Sent: Friday, 15 November 2002 11:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers. I would like to get everyone's two cents worth about this. I am curious to know what everyone thinks. Now that Apple has OS X (which is Unix-based), will drivers for hardware start to become more readily available as hardware manufacturers start to make drivers for OS X? Would it be easier to create a Linux driver from a OS X driver, since the two OS's are much closer than Linux and Window$? I know I am probably going to open up a whole great big can of worms with this, but I am curious if things will start to change a little for the better. Thanks! Terry Stephen Kuhn wrote: >On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 18:26, Franki wrote: > > >>OK, we are starting to get a list together.......... >> >>I just added Canon 1220U to the list, because its not listed at Sane at >>all... >>Neither is my Powershot 600 (old digital camera) working under linux... >> >>Canon seem to have very few supported anything on linux. >> >>who eles?? >> >> >> > >Logitech QuikCam /WebCam (all models that are USB) > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- Terry Sheltra PC Technician/Network Administrator University of Virginia School of Architecture 434.982.3047 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Registered Linux User #218330 Composed on a 100% Micro$soft-free PC
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