What if Hardware Vendors are Trapped Too?

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 30, 2007 7:22 AM EDT
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Want some frustration? Buy a piece of hardware with “Linux support” and try to use it on anything besides x86 GNU/Linux. If you’re fortunate enough to choose a device for which there exists free drivers, you’ll have much more luck. Often, recompiling is all that’s necessary–and if you use a modern distribution, you may not even have to compile it yourself.

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