En réponse à Bruno van Dooren <bruno_van_dooren@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > 1) Not everyone is interested in writing drivers > it has its charms. personally i prefer writing drivers and algorithms > to > writing application software So do I :) > > 2) Writing drivers is hard and not very glamorous > you only get noticed if things don't work. Being hard can be a motivation in itself (challenge) > > 3) Hardware specs are not always available > begging and scraping won't work either. I urge everyone to sign the different petitions around about this. And mail your hardware vendor asking for specs of the hardware *you* bought, as it's part of the user manual (IMO). > > 4) You can't force people to write drivers > not legally that's what basements are for :))) > > 5) There are probably other reasons as well ;-) > summer has started (sun, chair, books, ...) so what ? Just get a waterproof laptop. :D (and write drivers for it =) François.