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I always think of him every week or so for his support of a belkin wireless card FG… I had as a broke college student in 2005 trying to get linux working on my
by nashashmi 2y ago
I always think of him every week or so for his support of a belkin wireless card FG… I had as a broke college student in 2005 trying to get linux working on my machine. His driver worked better than the belkin supported windows driver.
What do I think about? Why the hell did he volunteer his post work hours trying to do this menial job hardware thing. Did he not have a family or something? He did. And today they lost him.
- camkego 2y agoIt seems he was the best in the world at broad Linux Wi-Fi driver development. That’s quite a valuable accomplishment. Thanks, Larry Finger.
- freedomben 2y agoSame, if not for Larry I may not still be a Linux user. Unsung hero indeed.
- foobarian 2y ago> What do I think about? Why the hell did he volunteer his post work hours trying to do this menial job hardware thing. Did he not have a family or something? I wondered the same, imagining some 40-something FTE frustrated with bureaucratic work projects and with a couple young kids. Guess what, this guy passed at 84! Which means the driver work happened in his 60+ years. I will be lucky if I can remember my name at that age. :-)