Rethinking the driver

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| If these guys can do it, why can't Apple or Microsoft take it to the next
| level? Heck why stop at drivers, why not have a list of Applications that I
| can download right from the OS? Linux does a pretty good job of the
| applications downloads as well. It's features like this which, while
| requiring quite a bit of polish, make the Linux platform more and more
| appealing. Don't get me wrong, Linux still has device driver issues, but they
| are actually innovating in this area as opposed to just sitting back and
| doing what everyone else does.
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http://www.technologyevangelist.com/...the_drive.html


Related:

Linux device driver project needs more unsupported devices to work on!

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| The problem is that even though Kroah-Hartman and his developers are willing
| to sign NDAs (nondisclosure agreements) for companies that are reluctant to
| open up their devices to open source, businesses are still hanging
| back. "What we need now is more companies participating in the project,"
| Kroah-Hartman said. Â* Â*
|
| [...]
|
| He also wondered if the problem of Linux device drivers has been
| overstated...
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6669895837.html


A Vista vs. Linux Matchup

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| Putting aside Apple hardware, where all the software works with
| all the hardware so long as it's all up to the minute, I found
| that MEPIS actually has better hardware support for this PC
| than Vista.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT9325931427.html