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[Christopher Copeland]

On 30 Jan 2008, at 09:02, Derek Broughton wrote:

> I see no reason at all that any manufacturer should be forced to  
> invest in
> creating two drivers when ndiswrapper is a good working solution.   
> If using
> ndiswrapper crippled the hardware it would be a different matter.
> -- 
> derek



Then I think you need to look harder. While ndiswrapper is a  
commendable effort, I will always prefer a native driver. Often it is  
not a question of asking (forcing?) a manufacturer to develop two  
drivers at their expense but rather to release enough information so  
the community can write the linux driver. I would say ndiswrapper is  
great for those situations where you have no control over hardware  
choice.. but if possible it is best to support companies that play  
well with the linux community when spending your hard earned [insert  
local currency].
--
Christopher Copeland