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FreeBSD driver database now covers *BSD

Posted by Nik on from the Who-says-we-can't-get-along? dept.

phatlipmojo writes "'The FreeBSD Driver Database, a resource to encourage driver development, has been expanded to encompass all open-source BSD operating systems. The site has been renamed to the BSD Driver Database to reflect this change. The BSD Driver Database is designed to help device driver developers who need hardware or volunteers to test their drivers, find people willing to donate equipment and/or their time. The goal being to increase the base of supported hardware for all of the BSD-derived open source operating systems.'

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  1. Meeting 1/2 way. by mr · · Score: 4

    I find the 'why not include linux' comments interesting.

    Have you ever asked the LSB or the linuxhardware sites about 'why don't you include BSD'?

    The answer is 'we are a linux site' This is a BSD site. It wouldn't exist if the Linux sites were 'more inclusive'.

    As it is, the Linux Binary mode in BSD is ignored by most vendors. I'm sure once you get vendors/people to think BSD and Linux together in one thought, then you will see more merging of projects like the hardware database to cover both BSD and Linux.

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