From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267919AbUHUVTD (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:19:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267895AbUHUVRe (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:17:34 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:8924 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267944AbUHUVQt (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:16:49 -0400 Subject: Re: Linux Incompatibility List From: Lee Revell To: Jan-Benedict Glaw Cc: Wakko Warner , linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <20040821210606.GA18334@lug-owl.de> References: <87r7q0th2n.fsf@dedasys.com> <20040821201632.GA7622@digitasaru.net> <20040821202058.GA9218@animx.eu.org> <1093120274.854.145.camel@krustophenia.net> <20040821205157.GA9300@animx.eu.org> <20040821210606.GA18334@lug-owl.de> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1093123011.854.173.camel@krustophenia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:16:52 -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 17:06, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-21 16:51:57 -0400, Wakko Warner > wrote in message <20040821205157.GA9300@animx.eu.org>: > > > Nvidia. AFAIK all nvidia Linux drivers are either binary-only or > > > reverse-engineered. > > > > True, however, their video cards *DO* work on linux (even though it is > > binary-only). I have a laptop that has the chip. Does any broadcom > > wireless chip work on linux (ndis wrapper or that piece of junk from > > linuxant doesn't count) > > Right, binary-only drivers and/or GPLed/OSS drivers should be counted > separately. Think about AVM's ISDN cards (very popular over here in > Germany, but the newer products require a CAPI-only binary-only > driver:-( > Also, it's probably best to focus on new products. Many vendors, VIA for example, are now very Linux friendly, but were not always so in the past, and may not be able to release OSS drivers for older products due to IP issues. Lee