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+How and why to work with the Linux kernel community
+Linux driver development model, bad case timeline
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+Hardware vendor produces and ships hardware
+Users end up getting that hardware without any Linux support
+Somebody will start a driver and inquire about HW docs
+Hardware vendor doesn't release docs
+If hardware is popular enough, somebody will start reverse engineering and driver deevlopment
+With some luck, the driver is actually useable or even finished before the HW product is EOL
+
personal git repositories of Harald Welte. Your mileage may vary