5 Things You Can Do to Put Linux in the Driver Seat | Linux Today

5 Things You Can Do to Put Linux in the Driver Seat

Written By
KH
Ken Hess
Sep 30, 2009

[ Thanks to Ken Hess
for this link. ]

“I don’t blame the kind volunteers that donate their
time to program bits and pieces of the Linux kernel and associated
programs but I do blame the hardware manufacturers for not
supporting a huge user base of Linux users. I’m tired of it and
it’s time for action.

“Here’s what we can do:

“1. Any time you find a piece of hardware that doesn’t have a
Linux driver, write to the manufacturer and request that a Linux
version become available for it.

“2. Boycott any hardware that doesn’t explicitly work with
Linux.”

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KH

Ken Hess

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