Still... they *are* working for Linux drivers. It's a funny state that we feel like we should be kindly asking for them to give us these drivers that they have. I mean, yeah, they're beta -- but I just feel strange begging a company to give me my product, while they're still working on it, after I bought it.
-AT On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Aaron Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:51 AM, Dieter Plaetinck <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:59:45 +0100 >> "Markus Heuser" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey, >>> >>> > I don't think it make any difference. Why companies should care >>> > about Arch or it's petition? >>> >>> Because we are the users and we have paid for their cards! We do have >>> the right to demand a working driver (which actually is ridiculous >>> since you can't operate your card without a driver). I don't see any >>> reason why linux users should be second class users. >>> Our money is of the same worth as anyone elses. >>> >> I did not follow this discussion at all, but probably you have paid for >> hardware that is warranted to work on several OS's, but not on >> Linux. If so , you have the right to "ask", "recommend", "inform" but >> not to "demand". > > I was going to say something similar. That is probably lists OSes it > works on on the side of the box, and the onus is on you ensure you buy > proper hardware. Otherwise it's like putting kerosene in your car and > then demanding the car maker makes it work. >
