I dont. I'm not defending FTDI's actions w/r/t their driver, just pointing out that ftdi does currently fill the market niche of "reliable, good usb-serial devi

I dont. I'm not defending FTDI's actions w/r/t their driver, just pointing out that ftdi does currently fill the market niche of "reliable, good usb-serial devices", and while I'd love for someone else to provide equivalent chips without the shit ftdi pulls, no one else has.