Intel Playing Hardball with the Centrino Chipset.

scapegoat · 22-March-03, 12:32 AM

Intel's Newly released Centrino Chipset for laptops is giving a real headache to Linux enthusiasts. In a not-so-suprising move, Intel has refused to provide Linux Drivers for its new Centrino chipset, leaving it up to the OpenSource community to design them on their own, a process which could possile take years.

""WHEN YOU SEE THAT Centrino sticker on the computer, you can substitute Microsoft Windows XP." So says Michael Robertson, Lindows.com CEO on the company's website. He continues, "as a cost saver perhaps we can expect to see 'Xpino' stickers in the future."

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Red02 · 23-March-03, 11:54 PM

Interesting scape hope the open source community finds a break and someone gives them the drivers

22-March-03, 12:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,520	Intel Playing Hardball with the Centrino Chipset. Intel's Newly released Centrino Chipset for laptops is giving a real headache to Linux enthusiasts. In a not-so-suprising move, Intel has refused to provide Linux Drivers for its new Centrino chipset, leaving it up to the OpenSource community to design them on their own, a process which could possile take years. ""WHEN YOU SEE THAT Centrino sticker on the computer, you can substitute Microsoft Windows XP." So says Michael Robertson, Lindows.com CEO on the company's website. He continues, "as a cost saver perhaps we can expect to see 'Xpino' stickers in the future." See the Full Story @ TheInquirer.net

23-March-03, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: TejAs! Posts: 4,216	Interesting scape hope the open source community finds a break and someone gives them the drivers __________________ You scratch our back will scratch yours. See the funny thing about that is my back is actually located on my c*ck - Seth "Superbad"

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