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diff --git a/2008/how_and_why_kernel-fht2008/html/mgp00024.txt b/2008/how_and_why_kernel-fht2008/html/mgp00024.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2cdadaa --- /dev/null +++ b/2008/how_and_why_kernel-fht2008/html/mgp00024.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +How and why to work with the Linux kernel community +Linux driver development model, bad case timeline + + +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 + |