why do comapanies go for linux device drivers project paying for it when they are available as open source?

2 Comments

1. tambi tanuj says:

   9. July 2010 at 14:55

   Device drivers are difficult to write, those available open source are scrappy. Morever there is a need to support greater graphics qualities on Linux machines. Chip providers such as nVidia will never reveal there proprietary drivers, and their point of contention that only they can write the best software for their hardware may also be true. Other graphic card making companies have pretty much the same policy… I guess this debate is going to stay unless a perfect driver is made OPEN SOURCE
2. judas_iscariote says:

   9. July 2010 at 14:55

   because companies usually need more than software, they need support, somebody to call or sue if something goes really wrong.

   or sometimes just for the simple fact some managers don’t believe that you can get something good for free, it is just the way they do bussiness, nothing wrong with that.

   ps: tambi tanuj has no idea about what he is talking about