From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267801AbUHUUbg (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:31:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267793AbUHUUbf (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:31:35 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:58836 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267801AbUHUUbM (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:31:12 -0400 Subject: Re: Linux Incompatibility List From: Lee Revell To: Wakko Warner Cc: "David N. Welton" , linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <20040821202058.GA9218@animx.eu.org> References: <87r7q0th2n.fsf@dedasys.com> <20040821201632.GA7622@digitasaru.net> <20040821202058.GA9218@animx.eu.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1093120274.854.145.camel@krustophenia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:31:14 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 16:20, Wakko Warner wrote: > > >Ideas/comments/suggestions are welcome at this stage. > > > > Sounds interesting; is there a vendor blacklist (i.e. vendors that are > > either hostile toward or simply don't care about Linux and their products > > just won't ever work with Linux?) > > Broadcom's wireless chips come to mind... Nvidia. AFAIK all nvidia Linux drivers are either binary-only or reverse-engineered. To add insult to injury they have a stupid 20+page 'Nvidia Linux Advantage' whitepaper on their site that conveniently fails to mention the above. They probably spent more money for some marketroid to put that together than they ever spent on actually supporting Linux. Lee