The companies have nothing to say no to this! Greg Kroah-Hartman, an active Linux hacker, has offered developing Linux drivers for devices, for free. All that is required is a specification of how the device works, which hopefully will be available. [Continue]
Jem Matzan does a detailed report on the cause behind the wireless problems in the open source operating systems (via Om Malik). He does a roundup of the big names in the wireless chips manufacturing industry and pins the blame on the proprietary firmware that usually comes with a lot of restrictions for redistribution. Firmwares work across all the operating systems through corresponding drivers. [Continue]