Novell Delivers Device Driver Breakthrough

An anonymous reader writes "Novell today announced a new Linux device driver process to make it easier for third party device driver writers to integrate their drivers with SUSE Linux." From the article: "The new driver process allows customers to obtain drivers independently of Novell® kernel updates and supplies a straightforward approach third parties can use when developing device drivers for Novell's SUSE® Linux Enterprise products. The new Linux driver process developed by Novell allows hardware and software vendors to provide Linux drivers and driver updates for their products to customers directly and transparently, in a way that is completely integrated with SUSE Linux Enterprise delivery and support."

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And if Novell built it, will they come?

[Provocateur]

I hope it's not a case of a tree falling in the forest, and nobody to hear it...

FP?

Re:When my copy of Windows fails...

[mnmn]

I dont know but I suspect a fresh install will be followed by updates of 5 products online which will take 2 hours, and 4 restarts. The restarts will be paced apart equally so the techie cant go do something else in the meantime, and an intern will be required to stare at the monitor and yawn all day between keystrokes of Tab Tab Space.

"It's a breakthrough. We've added another item to be updated and handled regularly."

A bigger breakthrough will be someone writing complete opensource drivers for nvidia which works. nvidia will have to release or maintain opensource drivers to keep their quality high, and that will start the requisite chain reaction.