Centrino-based Linux Laptops

sebFlyte writes "Intel has lifted its ban on Linux-based laptops carrying its Centrino brand... It obviously makes very little difference technically what name is on the outside of the box, but does this represent a major philosophical shift for the chipmaker, or are they just leaping upon the nearest bandwagon in pursuit of a few extra bucks?"

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Intel sells chips...

[fitten]

I know a few folks who work at Intel (some are CPU designers). If you ask any of them, they will repeat the mantra: Intel sells chips. They don't care to who or for what purpose (this was before 9/11). If it is to someone who is going to run Linux or to someone who will run Windows, it doesn't matter because they sold that person some chips.

Wrong question!

[Kid Zero]

You should ask "Will we also see Sonoma based, Linux laptops?"

My guess would be "No, we won't." Centrino is now the old technology, isn't it?

Jebus, pull your heads out and look around..

[stratjakt]

Before you get all up in arms about Intel "banning linux" and being all evil and monopoly, blah blah, realize that Intel is a member of OSDL - Intel pays Linus to write linux.

This was all about not having their brand and logo associated with something that didn't work. This is a pat on the back for the kernel hackers who managed to get good solid support for the various Centrino components into the kernel.

So just take it for what it is. You can now say that linux officially works on Centrino laptops.

Re:intel has become "oss friendly"

[stratjakt]

Intel and AMD are both members of OSDL.

Any "this one is more OSS-friendly than that one" insinuations you hear would pretty much be nothing but fanboy bullshit.

AMD doesn't have anything to maintain so far, since they have up until now just been doing CPUs, not whole-board solutions.