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From: "Guenter Geiger" <guenter.geiger@psp-vie.be.philips.com>
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Subject: RE: Aureal Driver
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:17:26 -0800
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>>  Tobias Wollgam
>
> So the drivers for aureal-based cards will cost money.
> That's a reason not to buy such a card.
> I know many people, who buy hardware only if there are
> Linux-drivers (for free).
And they are right !

>
> Something to think for Aureal!

Yes, but as they sound like very innovative people at Aureal, it will
probably be possible to tell them why they dont support Linux, if they
only give the information to 4front, and make them change their mind.

Normally this is a hard and longlasting task, but probably they should first
made to be
aware of the problem with their "linux support".
We should tell them that supporting Linux means to give out the information
to the public,
and nothing else.

Guenter




