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How and why to work with the Linux kernel community
Linux driver development model, good case timeline #2


Hardware vendor releases HW documentation during HW R&D or no later than the product start shipping
Somebody in the Linux development community might be interested in writing a driver
in his spare time because of technical interest in the HW
as a paid contractor by the HW vendor
In such cases it helps if the HW vendor provides free samples to trustworthy developers
That driver is very likely to get merged mainline

personal git repositories of Harald Welte. Your mileage may vary