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Driving Linux

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Sean Michael Kerner
Oct 1, 2007

“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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