[Cialug] Linux hardware support

[Dave Weis]

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> I can't wait for the day when there is a "killer-must have app" that
> runs on linux -add the developers refuse to port it to Windows.

That's the problem, cool stuff like ethereal and the other wireless 
sniffers just get ported by someone.

>
> :) Dave
>
> On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 10:43, Jeff Davis wrote:
>> No, definitely not.
>> However I've come to expect such rhetoric from sales/marketing people.
>>
>> I told him that I thought the product was an okay fit for most sales and execs,
>> but I have IT folks who travel between offices and 2 are linux users and
>> one is a mac user.   It doesn't do me much good if I can't deploy it to *all*
>> the people who need it.
>>
>> I asked him if they were developing the tools for mac/linux or were
>> even planning on doing so, he was going to check it out and get back
>> to me.  I'm still waiting..........
>>
>>
>>
>> Lee wrote:
>>> "asked me if I really had enough mobile linux users to need it"
>>>
>>> Not the kind of response a potential business customer likes to hear. I
>>> think going with another solution is easier than forcing my user base to
>>> switch platforms for just one tool.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Back in August I went to a presentation from Sprint
>>>> focusing on their EVDO cards and the tools they have
>>>> to monitor your wireless assets.
>>>>
>>>> The capabilities were interesting but of course my
>>>> first question was "does this work on linux?"
>>>>
>>>> He didn't know, and got someone else who asked me
>>>> if I really had enough mobile linux users to need it.
>>>>
>>>> I figure even if no one else asked for it, I need
>>>> to speak up so they know that not everyone is
>>>> satisfied with what they were offering.
>>>>
>>>> -Jeff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> David Champion wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This series of articles posted on /. got me thinking...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1134910,00.html
>>>>>
>>>>> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1134908,00.html
>>>>>
>>>>> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1134909,00.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think what needs to happen is for people to get the attention of
>>>>> hardware companies and vendors, to make them start paying attention
>>>>> to the lack of Linux drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> A few ways to accomplish this:
>>>>>
>>>>> Obviously emailing or calling them and requesting the drivers is one
>>>>> method. We could do a petition, but I've never been a big fan of those.
>>>>>
>>>>> A subversive way of doing it would be to have people keep going in to
>>>>> the vendors and asking for a WiFi card that will work with Linux, for
>>>>> instance. According to the article, there were no cards available at
>>>>> either CompUSA or BestBuy that said they were Linux compatible. I
>>>>> know there are some that are, but a lot of times that requires you to
>>>>> either download & compile drivers, or to use ndiswrapper.
>>>>>
>>>>> Might be something to discuss at the meeting, or afterwards over a
>>>>> few beverages. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> -dc
>>>>>
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