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diff --git a/2008/how_and_why_kernel-fht2008/html/mgp00023.txt b/2008/how_and_why_kernel-fht2008/html/mgp00023.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..220e71d --- /dev/null +++ b/2008/how_and_why_kernel-fht2008/html/mgp00023.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +How and why to work with the Linux kernel community +Linux driver development model + + +Without proper support from HW vendor, Most hardware drivers are developed by people inside that community +sadly most of them have no relation to the HW manufacturer +even more sadly, many of them have to work without or with insufficient documentation (reverse engineering) + +Good HW vendors understand this and support Linux properly! + +Linux is a big market by now +Servers +Embedded devices (est. > 40% of all wifi/dsl router + NAS appliances) +Increasingly popular on the Desktop +Recently: Netbooks + |