[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux drivers petition

[ddaupert@csc.com]

I saw this on a linux email newsletter. The petition asks signer to give
name, city, state, and
email address. Verbige on the petition says they supposedly won't use the
signer's info for any other purpose.

WANT MORE DRIVERS? SIGN THE LINUX DRIVER PETITION TODAY
As Linux device driver authors know all too well, it can be difficult
(and sometimes even impossible) to convince peripheral manufacturers
that it's in their best interest to work with the Linux community. Some
manufacturers won't release crucial data to would-be driver developers
for fear that they'll divulge valuable trade secrets. But if these
manufacturers don't develop Linux drivers themselves, the peripheral
won't be of much use to the Linux community.

Thanks to the Linux Driver Petition, an effort organized by Libranet,
it may be possible to provide the type of evidence these manufacturers
need: hard numbers. Libranet is striving to collect 200,000 valid
signatures on its Linux Driver Petition, which calls on peripheral
manufacturers to make information available to Linux driver developers
or create Linux drivers themselves. It's a politely worded petition
that may help get this point across: Since there are lots of Linux
users out there, there's a healthy market for Linux peripherals. To
date, the petition has gathered more than 76,000 signatures.
http://www.libranet.com/
http://www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html

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