For the love of Open Source?

It would appear that support for Linux is really taking hold amongst hardware vendors. Dell, HP and Lenovo have promised to convince chipset manufacturers that it’s time to start building drivers for Open Source OSes. The commitment, made the Linux Foundation conference last week, appears to part of the great Linux lovefest currently being experienced by hardware suppliers - oooh, I feel all warm and cuddley!

Linux at your front door.

A major issue with a number of distributions is the availability and support for drivers. Proprietary code is only accessible by the vendors of the related product i.e. you’re not allowed to fix Linux compatibility issues, this is down to the organisation that provides the software. Now, for many Linux code hackers this isn’t an issue but it’s a different story in the commercial sector. In the main, companies want supported products not a bodge to ‘make it work’. Supported drivers from chipset manufacturers would give Linux a significant boost in the commercial sector. Let’s see if they stick to their guns.

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