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Nothing about a winmodem prevented you writing a Linux driver. The problem is that nobody did write one.
by tardedmeme 4mo ago
Nothing about a winmodem prevented you writing a Linux driver. The problem is that nobody did write one.
- yencabulator 4mo agoDetails of the hardware were kept proprietary.
- tardedmeme 4mo agoDetails of most hardware are kept proprietary.
- yencabulator 4mo agoA lot of hardware that has had Linux drivers written for it is specced openly in this style: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/82576eb-gigabit-ethernet-controller-datasheet.pdf https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents...
- tardedmeme 4mo agoAnd a lot of it isn't.