On Thu, 2006-08-10 at 13:50 +0200, Tim Burke wrote: > Max Spevack wrote: > > > > 2) Drivers Vs Linux > > (Score:5, Interesting) > > by eldavojohn > > > > A lot of people I talk to say they don't like Linux due to lack of > > driver support. Is there anyway you see this problem being eliminated? > > How do you court vendors to support their hardware on your flavor of > > Linux? > > > This response would warrant some spin cleanup, but how about something > along the lines of: > - RH has strong established relationships with the major IHVs and we > work closely with them for Linux hardware enablement. These vendors > recognize the importance of community involvement through Fedora as a > means of helping to ensure robust operation. Examples? > - RH also works with many companies to help coach and mentor them to the > merits of open source development. We help guide them through the > process of the upstream development model. Examples? > - The increasing clout of Linux is making hardware vendors increasingly > receptive. The battle is not over, but it is an improving trend. For > example, AMD's recent announcement that they are considering open > sourcing the ATI graphics driver. Anywhere we can have tangible examples, this message gets stronger, and goes from rhetoric to motivation. ~spot -- Tom "spot" Callaway: Red Hat Technical Team Lead || GPG ID: 93054260 Fedora Extras Steering Committee Member (RPM Standards and Practices) Aurora Linux Project Leader: http://auroralinux.org Lemurs, llamas, and sparcs, oh my! _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board-readonly mailing list fedora-advisory-board-readonly@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board-readonly
