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How and why to work with the Linux kernel community
Implications for Hardware Vendors


How to get drivers into distributions?
You can talk directly to the distributions
But: Their code architecture/style requirements are high
But: Many of them do not accept binary-only drivers
But: There are many, many distributions.
Linux is only a certain portion of the market
Every distribution is only a small portion of the portion
Thus, new goal: Get your drivers in the mainline project

personal git repositories of Harald Welte. Your mileage may vary