Worth a read [LWN.net]

Worth a read

Posted Aug 31, 2011 11:05 UTC (Wed) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)
In reply to: Worth a read by corbet
Parent article: Broadcom's wireless drivers, one year later

> ... and control is one thing that is hard to have in the free software world.

For good and bad, the development of Linux drivers is MUCH more controlled than for other operating systems. Not an opinion, just a fact.

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Posted Aug 31, 2011 13:05 UTC (Wed) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link] (1 responses)

Controlled by whom?

Who controls the Broadcom drivers for other operating systems?

Posted Aug 31, 2011 13:27 UTC (Wed) by marcH (subscriber, #57642) [Link]

> Controlled by whom?

Definitely a key question. Control is felt only when you do not have it.