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From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To: "Jennifer Gold" <jenniferg@cticomtel.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
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Subject: RE: FreeBSD and aquiring proper drivers
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It would be cheaper to buy different hardware.

if you work for Dell you need to write the drivers and submit them to
freebsd
for the dell hardware that isn't already supported.

Ted

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jennifer Gold
>Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 10:53 AM
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>Subject: FreeBSD and aquiring proper drivers
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>
>Is there any way to obtain driver code from FreeBSD regarding
>Dell systems,
>or would I have to ask certain vendors if they would/could
>write the code?
>Is there someone who could recommend me to even a consulting firm about
>this?  Thanks,
>
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>Jennifer Gold
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