I agree with you, but if I had to choose between a functional Linux driver and documentation, even as someone running BSD, I would take the Linux driver every t

I agree with you, but if I had to choose between a functional Linux driver and documentation, even as someone running BSD, I would take the Linux driver every time. A functional driver with source lends some confidence that nothing is missing. Documentation can be well-intentioned, but it is rarely so complete that you could write a major piece of software with nothing else. Of course, drivers+documentation would be even better :)