Here is a snipet "Linux Tips ar TechRepublic.com" for a petition at libranet for Linux drivers. Thought some of you might be interested. Cheers. :) Curtis LINUX TIPS FOR APRIL 24, 2001 WANT MORE DRIVERS? SIGN THE LINUX DRIVER PETITION TODAY As Linux device driver authors know all too well, it can be difficult (and sometimes even impossible) to convince peripheral manufacturers that it's in their best interest to work with the Linux community. Some manufacturers won't release crucial data to would-be driver developers for fear that they'll divulge valuable trade secrets. But if these manufacturers don't develop Linux drivers themselves, the peripheral won't be of much use to the Linux community. Thanks to the Linux Driver Petition, an effort organized by Libranet, it may be possible to provide the type of evidence these manufacturers need: hard numbers. Libranet is striving to collect 200,000 valid signatures on its Linux Driver Petition, which calls on peripheral manufacturers to make information available to Linux driver developers or create Linux drivers themselves. It's a politely worded petition that may help get this point across: Since there are lots of Linux users out there, there's a healthy market for Linux peripherals. To date, the petition has gathered more than 76,000 signatures. http://www.libranet.com/ http://www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html