[ltp] IBM/Lenovo policy on Linux ThinkPad support, vs. competition

[Diwaker Gupta]

> Achieving this requires release of the relevant hardware
> specifications (or free and well-documented driver code), access to
> Lenovo engineers for reporting bugs, and the ability to create,
> maintain and enhance open source drivers without fear of Lenovo's
> legal battalion.
>
> But for starters, it would be nice to have someone at Lenovo who is
> listening to the Linux ThinkPad developer community and has the power
> to move things, just like Matt at Dell.
>
> I'm saying this as someone who has carried out kernel development for
> Linux ThinkPad support, and who has contacted Lenovo support (in vain)
> about such issues. I believe I am speaking for many in the community
> of Linux ThinkPad developers and users.

Hear, hear! Very well put Shem, thanks!

+1

Diwaker

> Yours,
>   Shem
>
> [1] http://domsch.com/linux , http://linux.dell.com
> [2] http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-48NT8D.html
> [3] http://www.keylabs.com/yes/drivers/lenovo/
> [4] http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_fan_noise#Acceleration_.28pulsing.29_problem
> [5] http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_non-ThinkPad_hard_disks
> [6] http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Known_Problems
> [7] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.thinkpad
> --
> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
>


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