Mr. Awad and Mr. Ketreno:
First, I offer my sincere thanks to Intel for their ongoing
support for 965 graphics chipsets at
http://intellinuxgraphics.org/ - as a Slackware Linux user, I
appreciate having an open-source option for accelerated graphics.
However, since I am also an OpenBSD user, I must admit that I am
disappointed that Intel's overall commitment to open-source
software is rather lacking. As indicated above, releasing source
code is certainly appreciated; however, it is not enough. The
community really needs accurate, up to date documentation which
would allow them to write and/or maintain its own drivers.
Another area that could use some work is the licensing terms of
the firmware images for various Intel wireless chipsets. I can
see no good reason to place any restrictions upon any vendor
wishing to distribute unmodified firmware images with their
operating system. For any operating system, being able to offer
"out of the box" support for your hardware will result in more
sales of your hardware.
As it stands, I cannot in good conscience recommend Intel
products to either my acquaintances or customers due to the
issues mentioned above. Should these issues be addressed
satisfactorily, I would have absolutely no qualms about
recommending purchase of Intel hardware.
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
Cordially,
Robert Workman
--
http://rlworkman.net
