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Know Any Hardware Needing Better Linux Support?

Dev Null writes "The Linux device driver project has hit something of a snag: they have lots of developers, but few devices to work on, so they're looking for input concerning which devices aren't well-supported in Linux. If any of you know of devices that could use better support, you can help out by listing them on the project's wiki."

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  1. Re:First -- Printer are different by mlwmohawk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Printers and user space programs are outside the kernel space. They are built differently, tested differently, deployed differently, and part of different projects with different management.

    Think of it like volunteer firemen saying we have no fires to put out, but the police complaining that there's too much crime on the street. You wouldn't expect firemen in general to take the duties of police, would you?

  2. Re:First by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    so don't claim there's nothing to work on? it's bloody obvious to everyone who has tried to install linux there's tons of work needed on drivers

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