[Cialug] Linux hardware support

[Jeff Davis]

Back in August I went to a presentation from Sprint
focusing on their EVDO cards and the tools they have
to monitor your wireless assets.

The capabilities were interesting but of course my
first question was "does this work on linux?"

He didn't know, and got someone else who asked me
if I really had enough mobile linux users to need it.

I figure even if no one else asked for it, I need
to speak up so they know that not everyone is
satisfied with what they were offering.

-Jeff




David Champion wrote:
> This series of articles posted on /. got me thinking...
> 
> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1134910,00.html 
> 
> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1134908,00.html 
> 
> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1134909,00.html 
> 
> 
> I think what needs to happen is for people to get the attention of 
> hardware companies and vendors, to make them start paying attention to 
> the lack of Linux drivers.
> 
> A few ways to accomplish this:
> 
> Obviously emailing or calling them and requesting the drivers is one 
> method. We could do a petition, but I've never been a big fan of those.
> 
> A subversive way of doing it would be to have people keep going in to 
> the vendors and asking for a WiFi card that will work with Linux, for 
> instance. According to the article, there were no cards available at 
> either CompUSA or BestBuy that said they were Linux compatible. I know 
> there are some that are, but a lot of times that requires you to either 
> download & compile drivers, or to use ndiswrapper.
> 
> Might be something to discuss at the meeting, or afterwards over a few 
> beverages. :)
> 
> -dc
> 
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