ha, so much for buying any more D-link cards! On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Robert Savage wrote: > 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
