Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:49:39 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: jw schultz <jw@pegasys.ws>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: What exactly does "supports Linux" mean?
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Hi!

> > Maybe better sticker would be
> > 
> > "includes driver sources".
> > 
> > [Long time ago I got double-speed cdrom, and on its driver disk, there
> > was C source of the driver. Porting it to linux was matter of two
> > days, IIRC. And it had korean comments ;-)].
> 
> Perhaps you'd be willing to help Aunt Tillie do this.  Your
> definition of "includes driver sources" will appeal to such a
> small market segment it isn't worth the ink on the box.

Sure, Aunt Tillie can pay SuSE.cz to have that driver updated to any
kernel she wants ;-).

[Really, if the card is common enough, and driver sources are
available, they are going to be in kernel.org kernel within few weeks.]

								Pavel
-- 
When do you have a heart between your knees?
[Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]
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