On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:11:47 Philip S Tellis wrote:

well, if you think about *why* there's limited hardware support, you'll realise that it's the hardware companies fault, not the linux community's.

for some reason, they believe that opening the api specs of their hardware will reduce sales!

True, also take a look at "Why Closing Drivers Loses A Vendor Money" by Eric S. Raymond (longish URL there):

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/magic-cauldron/x460.htm...

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