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Story: VIA's Open Linux Graphics Driver Has Been DefenestratedTotal Replies: 1
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phsolide

Jan 07, 2011
8:39 AM EST 		It appears to me that programming a linux device driver is vastly easier than a Windows device driver. I admit to very little experience, mainly futzing around trying to get a Belkin cheap-o wireless card to work, but the amount of... *stuff* in the Windows driver, the sheer number of files, seems to indicate that they require a lot more work.

I would expect that getting a Linux driver going first would help validate the hardware, if nothing else, and then knowing all the peculiarities going in, the Windows driver would happen faster.

But I guess I just don't understand the realities of todays fast-paced, cutting-edge, low-margin Pee Cee business.
tracyanne

Jan 07, 2011
5:10 PM EST 		That makes you an experienced linux Device Driver developer. Maybe you should offer your services.

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