Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 21st Dec 2006 08:29 UTC, submitted by Valour
BSD and Linux programmers have had a lot of success in creating drivers for new computer hardware in a timely manner, but much of their effort has been without the support of major hardware manufacturers. Intel, Marvell, Texas Instruments and Broadcom, though separate and competing entities, seem by one consent to prevent non-Microsoft operating systems from working properly with some of their most widely-used network chips.
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2006-12-19
I still recall Realtek being the most responsive to alternative operating systems that I've seen. Years ago they provided a BeOS driver when BeOS was still relatively young.
IMO, they deserve their success.
It all comes down to doing research and voting with your wallet when you can.