FYI. Earlier today I asked D-Link about the availability of Linux drivers for their DI-754 access point and DWL-650+ and DWL-A650 wireless cards. Here's their response. Methinks 'Norman' needs to take an attitude pill, or find another line of work. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE:Case ID: 241228 From: Robert Savage <dsavage@peaknet.net> Date: Wed, November 20, 2002 6:28 pm To: <ustech@dlink.com> Norman, "Unfortunately, we do not have Linux drivers and most likely dlink will never come out with one." That's a fairly harsh statement. Can you tell me why D-Link would choose not to support a globally established operating system with millions of users like Linux? Why ignore an operating system so openly supported by giant corporations like IBM, Dell, and Oracle? I can understand why D-Link would want to support Windows, but why be so flagrantly hostile to Linux? No profit can come from such a bad attitude. If you don't want our money, could D-Link please publish its products' internal architecture information so that open-source Linux drivers can be written under the GNU Public License? This would make it possible for D-Link to expand its sales of DWL and DI products beyond the Windows-only market without spending a dime. Companies like Adaptec, Linksys, Lucent, AMI, and many others routinely make their technical information available open-source software developers who write and maintain hundreds of device drivers for Linux, UNIX, BSD, BeOS, and many other non-Windows operating systems. V/R "Valued Customer" > Dear Valued Customer, > > Critical: Please do not change the subject line of your email when you > reply. Leaving the subject line as it is will allow us to review your > complete history and help us to better serve you. > > Products: DWL-A650 > Operating System: Linux > > Thank you for contacting D-Link Tech Support! > > Unfortunately, we do not have Linux drivers and most likely dlink will > never come out with one. Thank you. > >============Start of Original Message ============ > > I recently purchased a DI-754 multi-mode AP with DWL-650+ and DWL-A650 > cards for the express purpose of simultaneously supporting multiple > 802.11a and 802.11b clients running both Windows and Linux. While the > Windows drivers work fine, I need drivers for Red Hat Linux 8.0. > ============End of Original Message ============ > > Thank you for networking with D-Link. > > Sincerely, > Norman > D-Link Technical Support Team -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
