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When Device Support Goes Beyond Drivers

November 10, 2008 (4:00:00 PM)  -  1 year ago
I've been doing some thinking since writing about kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman's statement that Linux supports more devices than any other operating system. Readers made some good comments, and after some time spent wrestling with my (yes, supported) webcam, I can venture an additional suggestion as to why it doesn't always seem that way, beyond Kroah-Hartman's theory of a non-supported device becoming "personal."
Read in the original layout at: http://www.linux.com/archive/articles/152762