My place to share some bits and bytes

Over a year ago I wrote a mail to LKML asking about Linux support for the turbo memory controller. All I got was silence.

It really should not be more then a NAND flash controller with the flash attached to it. I wonder what the problem is here. Neither the really active kernel hackers form the Intel Open Source Labs are giving any comment on it nor is any kind of documentation available for it. At least none that I was able to find.

I'm well aware that it is marketed as Windows Vista, and now Windows 7, only, but to be frank, its hardware. There is no technical limitation to write a driver for it.

Given that I heard once that Intel has a great rule in place that there needs to be a good reason if no GPL driver is available for Intel hardware I wonder what is the blocker here. If it is no technical reason it must be something else. A completely wild guess would be that Microsoft is paying for the exclusive rights and active harm of other systems. I thought we were behind such things. Anyone knows more and wants to enlighten me?

FOSS.IN 2009 is over and I'm sitting on the airport waiting for the first flight on my way home. Time for a small wrap-up.

Both of my talks went ok I think, but its always hard to judge on your own talks. People were asking questions directly after and also over the next days. This kind of interest is all you can ask for as a speaker. :)

It was not only my first FOSS.IN but also my first visit in India at all. A new country, a new culture and a lot of things I need to think about is all I can say about it right now. I like it thats sure.

The format of not only advocating on FOSS, but understanding and embracing it as well as the technology around it is something I could not agree more with. It is this kind of understanding which makes innovation possible. Think about technology and products not only the way the company selling it likes you to. Open up your mind and think how else it can be used for something better.

Let me finish with a big thank you for the complete FOSS.IN team. They did a great job in getting a high-class conference going and bringing people together to collaborate and inspire. Their hospitality and energy needs to be seen somewhere else.