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It is already starting to happen
I bought a Samsung laser printer a few months ago and it had an RPM for "RPM compatible Linux distributions including Red Hat and SuSE".

On inspection it turned out that almost the entire Samsung laser printer range now supplies RPM drivers.

Also, a lot of kit requires no drivers to be supplied with Linux. I had a external hard drive that came supplied with a driver for Windows but which worked on SuSE just by plugging the drive in. The same was true of a new 3D video card - no drivers needed. Nor did my Fuji finepix camera need a driver.

Things are improving.
Posted by: bportlock   Posted on: 04/10/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It is getting a lot better!  whieber | 04/05/06
But what happens if you go out an buy an accessory that was NOT available  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Just wait 6 months  nucrash | 04/07/06
Manufacturers WILL supply drivers if we make it easy for them.  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
It is already starting to happen  bportlock | 04/10/06
Bingo!!!!!  bka1959 | 04/05/06
You buy an odd ball key board and expect.................  Can you hear me | 04/05/06
Again, the keyboard manufacturers would do it IF we had a common driver  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
But But But  LGLisle | 04/06/06
Oddball should not make a difference  jheine | 04/06/06
Intel sets a great example...  thaeger | 04/05/06
And you have to get rid of the pony tail hippies  Boot_Agnostic | 04/11/06

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