Driving Linux

"Among the issues that Linux users, hardware and peripheral vendors may run into when trying to get into Linux is the issue of driver availability.

"Enter the Linux Driver Project. Led by Novell staffer Greg Kroah-Hartman, the group is aiming to get drivers and Linux users aligned.

"'This driver program is central to the continued success of Linux,' said Amanda McPherson, director of marketing for The Linux Foundation. 'The program has already resulted in a number of drivers ending up in the main Linux kernel source tree, and now, with Greg's full-time attention, that will increase even more...'"

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