Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 30th Jan 2007 16:53 UTC, submitted by SEJeff
Linux "Yes, that's right, the Linux kernel community is offering all companies free Linux driver development. No longer do you have to suffer through all of the different examples in the Linux Device Driver Kit, or pick through the thousands of example drivers in the Linux kernel source tree trying to determine which one is the closest to what you need to do. All that is needed is some kind of specification that describes how your device works, or the email address of an engineer that is willing to answer questions every once in a while. A few sample devices might be good to have so that debugging doesn't have to be done by email, but if necessary, that can be done."
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Three massive cheers
by B12 Simon on Tue 30th Jan 2007 17:43 UTC
B12 Simon
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2006-11-08

Three massive cheers for the kernel developer community! This is great news and excellent thinking.

That's a few less excuses for the device manufacturers.