[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Smarting from criticism from open-source programmers, Intel has
committed to release Linux versions of essential supporting
software at about the same time it releases Windows versions.“The change in development plans, which Intel President Paul
Otellini disclosed internally earlier this month, is due to go into
effect by the end of 2004, Will Swope, general manager of Intel’s
Software and Solutions Group, said Wednesday at the Intel Developer
Forum here.“The change was a response, in part, to criticism that Intel
hasn’t released software or specifications to let Linux use the
wireless networking technology of Intel’s Centrino mobile computer
technology. Centrino has been on the market for nearly one year,
but at present, Linux users can use the wireless technology only by
wrapping a Linux interface around a Windows software module…”