Tom 'spot' Callaway wrote:
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?
Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, AMD, Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC, etc... they all send
us hardware and proposed patches. Further, we encourage these partners
to be proactively doing testing on Fedora so that things are well
prepared for RHEL releases.
- 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?
Broadcom on their network driver. Promise on SATA/SAS. Intel on network
driver work. We have been spending a lot of time collectively between
IBM/RH and Adaptec on their most recent raid adapter drivers. The
Adaptec case is a good example. They saw the light after having the pain
of not being mainstreamed. We have been working with them over the past
6 months to mentor them to get the driver prepared for upstream
incorporation.
- 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.
Intel has also been good lately in terms of keeping e100/e1000 current..
as well as their graphics peripherals.
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