Intel to Increase Linux Support, Release Centrino Drivers

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday February 20, 2004 @01:07AM from the seeing-the-same-way dept.

jonman_d writes "ZDNet UK is reporting that Intel has promised to increase Linux support by releasing Linux drivers at the same time it releases Windows drivers for its hardware. According to the general manager of Intel's Software and Solutions Group, Intel wants Linux users to be able to use their hardware as easily, or easier, than any other hardware on the planet." Pingla writes in with more good news: "Intel promises to release Linux drivers for its Centrino chipset at the same time it releases drivers for Windows. An article featuring Lindows (aka Lin---s) on CNet has more." Sadly, the Centrino support will most likely be a proprietary driver, but it's better than nothing.

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Yeah right... by locknloll · 2004-02-20 01:10 · Score: 0, Redundant

Thus far, the company has been hesitant to ship an open-source driver, based on its concerns that showing Centrino's underlying programming instructions might reveal previously unavailable information about the wireless networking technology.

And probably other stuff, too... but that's just a wild guess.

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Re:Proprietary drivers by bzzzt · 2004-02-20 04:13 · Score: 0, Redundant

For the umpteenth time: those files are just wrappers to compile the big binary module you left out of your list for your current kernel. Still remains binary, proprietary and x86 only.