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Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> writes:

>> Until the manufacturers start providing good quality supported drivers 
>> for their hardware, binary or source, linux will stay exactly where it 
>> is now; a server room tool and a hobbyists playground.

>> I for one think thats a real shame

>Only that you can't trust in the el-cheapo vendors claiming Linux
>support, and an independent certification is needed (not only for Linux,
>for the *BSDs as well). Without a trusted certification, some crooks may
>try to claim Linux support and it won't quite work out.

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2001-35/0559.html

Dated 5. September 2001.

	Regards
		Henning

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