[NCLUG] Intel open source drivers

Matt Taggart matt at lackof.org
Sun Jan 28 17:01:22 MST 2007


Chad Perrin writes...

> Driver availability seems to be one of the major problems of open source
> operating system use.  In general, it has not created huge problems for
> me, but the fact that it creates problems at all is certainly
> suboptimal.  Once a capable, open source driver is developed, however,
> it tends to end up being used to make open source operating systems
> "just work", with no hassles over installing the drivers -- so there's
> an upside, as long as there are adequate open source drivers for your
> hardware.

On a related note,

 http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/ols_2006_keynote.html

-- 
Matt Taggart
matt at lackof.org





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