Re: Wireless Support

["Robert G. (Doc) Savage" <dsavage@peaknet.net>]

John,

D-Link BAD
Orinoco GOOD

Allow me to share something I posted to Red Hat's psyche-list today:

--Doc

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FYI. Earlier today I asked D-Link about the availability of Linux
drivers for their DI-754 access point and DWL-650+ and DWL-A650 wireless
cards. Here's their response. Methinks 'Norman' needs to take an
attitude pill, or find another line of work.

--Doc Savage
  Fairview Heights, IL

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE:Case ID: 241228
From: Robert Savage <dsavage@peaknet.net>
Date: Wed, November 20, 2002 6:28 pm
To: <ustech@dlink.com>

Norman,

"Unfortunately, we do not have Linux drivers and most likely dlink will
never come out with one."

That's a fairly harsh statement. Can you tell me why D-Link would choose
not to support a globally established operating system with millions of
users like Linux? Why ignore an operating system so openly supported by
giant corporations like IBM, Dell, and Oracle? I can understand why
D-Link would want to support Windows, but why be so flagrantly hostile
to Linux? No profit can come from such a bad attitude.

If you don't want our money, could D-Link please publish its products'
internal architecture information so that open-source Linux drivers can
be written under the GNU Public License? This would make it possible for
D-Link to expand its sales of DWL and DI products beyond the
Windows-only market without spending a dime. Companies like Adaptec,
Linksys, Lucent, AMI, and many others routinely make their technical
information available open-source software developers who write and
maintain hundreds of device drivers for Linux, UNIX, BSD, BeOS, and many
other non-Windows operating systems.

V/R
"Valued Customer"

> Dear Valued Customer,
>
> Critical: Please do not change the subject line of your email when you
> reply. Leaving the subject line as it is will allow us to review your
> complete history and help us to better serve you.
>
> Products:   DWL-A650
> Operating System:  Linux
>
> Thank you for contacting D-Link Tech Support!
>
> Unfortunately, we do not have Linux drivers and most likely dlink will
> never come out with one. Thank you.
>
>============Start of Original Message ============
>
> I recently purchased a DI-754 multi-mode AP with DWL-650+ and DWL-A650
> cards for the express purpose of simultaneously supporting multiple
> 802.11a and 802.11b clients running both Windows and Linux. While the
> Windows drivers work fine, I need drivers for Red Hat Linux 8.0.
> ============End of Original Message ============
>
> Thank you for networking with D-Link.
>
> Sincerely,
> Norman
> D-Link Technical Support Team



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