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I have working hardware that is no longer usable under Windows because drivers no longer work. Hardware companies have no interest supporting old hardware and t

I have working hardware that is no longer usable under Windows because drivers no longer work. Hardware companies have no interest supporting old hardware and they drop support in a few years. I recently got a new computer at work with a part that it's already considered "legacy" in the vendor's web site. Closed source drivers are a nightmare for users.

d1zzy 6y ago
Hmm, makes me wonder if it's feasible (for really popular hardware where there is sufficient interest) to just port the open source Linux drivers over to Windows kernel and release it under GPL. Maybe even charge some money for the effort/to be able to download the installation kit (as I think there may be costs involved in getting access to the Windows kernel driver development kit that would allow to build the driver).