Re: Linux Incompatibility List

Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-08-21T21:09:59Z

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On Sat, 2004-08-21 16:51:57 -0400, Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>
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:-(

MfG, JBG

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