RE: [linux_broadcom] Broadcom driver request petition
"Howard Richter" <[email protected]> Thu, 14 Aug 2003 23:00:00 -0400
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May be we can force some of these companies to = start thinking Linux, when they come up with new devices and not just that = other so called operating system. =20 =20 Howard Richter Home =3D (770) 992-5582 Cell =3D (678) 575-1143 Fax =3D (786) 551-3273=20 E-Mail =3D [email protected] =20 R=E9sum=E9 =3D http://www.richter-home.net/live/resume.html=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_001_051C_01C362B7.CA8A8A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} tt {font-family:"Courier New";} span.emailstyle18 {font-family:Arial; color:navy;} span.emailstyle19 {font-family:Arial; color:navy;} span.emailstyle20 {font-family:Arial; color:navy;} span.EmailStyle21 {font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dblue> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Some of the newer notebooks are now = using the Broadcom chipset for both Ethernet and wireless. They have posed the = Linux drivers for some of their devices, but are not planning to do any more. = I found this out after e-mailing their support department, I my self am looking = for drivers for the Broadcom IEEE 802.11g wireless adapter. Since this chip = set is getting into more and more notebooks, a petition has been set up at <a href=3D"http://www.petitiononline.com/BCM4301/">http://www.petitiononline= .com/BCM4301/</a> . Please sign it and also have your friends do so as well. May be we can = force some of these companies to start thinking Linux, when they come up with = new devices and not just that other so called operating = system.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Howard Richter</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><img border=3D0 width=3D171 = height=3D32 src=3D"cid:[email protected]"></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><img border=3D0 width=3D74 = height=3D43 src=3D"cid:[email protected]"></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Home =3D (770) 992-5582<br> Cell =3D (678) 575-1143<br> Fax =3D (786) 551-3273 <br> E-Mail =3D <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br> R=E9sum=E9 =3D <a = href=3D"http://www.richter-home.net/live/resume.html">http://www.richter-= home.net/live/resume.html</a> </span></font></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </br></div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_001_051C_01C362B7.CA8A8A00-- ------=_NextPart_000_051B_01C362B7.CA8A8A00 Content-Type: image/jpeg; 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